November 7, 2017 FLSmidth grabs a piece of Sandvik The Danish equipment manufacturer has completed its acquisition of Sandvik Mining Systems’ projects business except for transfer of assets in South Africa.
November 7, 2017 Centerra Gold to buy AuRico Metals in $243m friendly deal Producer offers 38.5% cash premium for AuRico Metals developing the Kemess gold and copper project in British Columbia, Canada.
November 6, 2017 Glencore’s big Congolese bet carries plenty of risk Journalists shed more light on Glencore's activities in Congo, including 2009 loan to entity affiliated with controversial Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler.
November 6, 2017 Alrosa sold large rough diamonds worth $9 million at an auction in Vladivostok Alrosa took stock of the international auction for special-size rough diamonds weighing 10.8 carats and more, held on the territory of the Eurasian Diamond Centre (The EDC) in Vladivostok.
November 5, 2017 Nigel Farage to Speak at Mines and Money London Mines and Money London will be hosting former leader of UKIP, Nigel Farage at this year’s show and will join 200+ speakers including Robert Friedland, Peter Grosskopf and Arron Banks.
November 5, 2017 In the country where coal is king, a battle with the EU looms The buzzword in the Brussels energy and climate bubble is 450, a number that is dividing European Union lawmakers and making coal-dependent Poland fume over upcoming reforms to the world’s…
November 3, 2017 London Metal Exchange Week galvanised by electric dreams: Andy Home This year, copper was shoved out of the London limelight by new hot metals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel.
November 3, 2017 Lucara Diamond readies for $195 million expansion of Karowe mine Results of a preliminary economic assessment have revealed the potential for the development of an underground mine at the company's mine in Botswana.
November 2, 2017 Bacanora Minerals secures land access to flagship lithium project in Mexico The de-risking milestone is for the company's Sonora project in Mexico, expected to produce 35,000 tonnes a year of lithium carbonate.
November 2, 2017 Kyrgyzstan government shuts Kaz Minerals mine for 3 months Company said it did not know why the operations had been suspended, but a source familiar with the situation pointed to political disputes between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
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