April 18, 2017 Turkmenistan opens bid process for country’s second potash plant The new plant, to be based at the Karabil potash deposit, is estimated to be worth about $1.4 billion.
April 18, 2017 Another potash mine coming soon to Canada’s Saskatchewan Western Potash said it’s moving ahead with its Milestone project, expected to produce 146,000 tonnes of potash annually over 12 years of planned operations.
April 18, 2017 South32 drops $200 million plan to buy Peabody coal mine The miner said it was unwilling to take the steps required to satisfy Australian steel makers to get the approval of the transaction, which would have its major deal since…
April 16, 2017 Two Englishmen find gold bars in old Iraqi tank The estimated value of the bars is of $1.4 million
April 16, 2017 BSGR sues George Soros over loss of Guinea iron project The latest chapter in the Simandou case.
April 14, 2017 Potash producer Belaruskali to make new kind of fertilizer — report The company is also said to be mulling a number of investment projects involving a Chinese chemical company.
April 14, 2017 Gold bull McEwen says price rally has just begun The founder of McEwen Mining and Goldcorp believes prices for the precious metal will reach $5,000 an ounce in a matter of years.
April 14, 2017 Chile’s Codelco sets up lithium subsidiary The unit is expected to help speed up the approval of legislation that allows the exploration and exploitation of the country’s vast lithium deposits.
April 14, 2017 Supply crunch or oil glut: investment banks can’t agree The biggest banks remain bullish on oil prices, but analyst projections about global supply and demand are increasingly diverging.
April 13, 2017 British scientists find sub-sea minerals treasure trove They have found valuable minerals atop an underwater mountain, which is basically a huge flat-topped mound of some of the scarcest materials on Earth.
BNP backs gold price to hit $6,000 as rally ‘makes sense’ The gold-silver ratio, while still lower than its two-year average in the 80s, has bounced back, said Wilson, BNP’s director of commodities strategy. February 10, 2026 | 03:14 pm
