January 2, 2017 China shakes up 2,000-year-old salt monopoly Courts continued to imprison private salt sellers even in the past decade.
December 28, 2016 Norilsk Nickel buys Soviet-era copper concentrate for $1.1 billion One of Russia's largest mining companies has dropped a stash of roubles on copper concentrate that dates back to the Cold War.
December 22, 2016 Tiny Australian junior gets permit for Greenland’s first large new mine Ironbark Zinc Limited (ASX:IBG) is developing one of the world's largest lead-zinc deposits.
December 21, 2016 Gold higher on dollar retreat A retreat in the US dollar from the previous session's 14-year peak prompted some buyers to hunt bargains.
December 21, 2016 Eight dead, 35 injured in Congo mining hub amid anti-Govt protests Congolese security forces accused of shooting civilians in the southern city of Lubumbashi.
December 21, 2016 Idled Canadian iron ore mine charged with $30K fine over pollution Mining company will be added to the country’s Environmental Offenders Registry.
December 21, 2016 Gold-backed digital payment platform to store physical gold at Canadian Mint Users of Goldmoney’s blockchain technology will be able to purchase reserved physical gold in the Mint’s Ottawa vault, in increments as small as 35 cents.
December 21, 2016 These were the top Canadian mining topics of 2016 Commodity price recovery; King Coal on the way out; mining tech on the way in — among the most covered issues this year.
Construction on track for Q1 completion at Sibanye’s Keliber lithium project in Finland Keliber is the EU's most advanced integrated lithium project, with planned LiOH production of around 15,000 tonnes per annum. January 19, 2026 | 01:57 pm
