December 13, 2017

Visit the top blockchain and cryptocurrency power hubs of the world (VIDEO)

Jonathan Roth’s short film takes viewers on a tour of some of the world’s key power hubs in the cryptocurrency industry.

December 13, 2017

Glencore is the tempting devil sat on mining’s shoulder: Gadfly

Uniquely among its peers, Glencore derives a substantial slice of its earnings from trading commodities, rather than producing them.

December 13, 2017

Aurubis sees focus on internal growth, still open to takeovers

Aurubis plans to make use of its expertise to expand processing of complex copper concentrates (ores) and scrap, CEO Juergen Schachler said.

December 12, 2017

World Bank to stop funding oil and gas projects

The institution will stop all lending for oil and gas projects after 2019, with some exceptions.

December 12, 2017

World’s third-largest insurer to divest from oil sands and pipelines

AXA and three other French investment groups follow the World Bank's lead.

December 12, 2017

Responsible Jewellery Council certifies Alrosa’s mining and business practices

The RJC conducted a months-long sustainability audit.

December 12, 2017

Russia’s TMK sees steel pipe sales rising to 4.3m tonnes in 2018

Last year, TMK, controlled by businessman Dmitry Pumpyansky, sold 3.4 million tonnes of its steel pipes.

December 12, 2017

ArcelorMittal coal miners widen strike in Kazakhstan

A sit-in by miners of ArcelorMittal's Kazakh unit widened to all of the firm's coal mines on Tuesday as hundreds of workers demanded a 100 percent wage rise.

December 12, 2017

Glencore sees 2018 zinc output steady at around 1 million tonnes

Glencore said on Tuesday it expected zinc output to fall slightly in 2018 to around 1.09 million tonnes versus 1.1 million tonnes this year.

December 12, 2017

Glencore’s marketing division EBIT to come in at top of range

The company also confirmed its 2018 dividend policy would include a fixed dividend of $1bn and said it would reactivate idled capacity "when appropriate".