July 17, 2017 Copper price jumps on gangbusters China growth Chinese economy on track for first annual growth acceleration since 2010 as industrial output surges by 7.6%.
July 17, 2017 Two injured in electrical fire at Congo’s Tenke copper mine Two employees at the Tenke copper mine in Democratic Republic of Congo suffered minor injuries in an electrical fire at the weekend.
July 17, 2017 Glencore mulls spinning off mining royalties into new company The spin-off business would go after royalty agreements in copper, zinc, nickel and cobalt, worth more than $300 million, while looking to attract a strategic partner to fund further deals.
July 17, 2017 Botswana Diamonds jumps on prospecting licence expansion Vutomi licences were extended into additional area of mineralization adjacent to the firm’s Frischgewaagt project in South Africa.
July 15, 2017 Copper production to take a quantum leap in this mining nation Groups estimate that a full 18 new copper projects are set to start production across Peru by 2021.
July 14, 2017 Can Trump resurrect US aluminum – and who killed it anyway China, with its massive aluminum sector and equally massive exports, stands accused, but the real smelter killers were much closer to home.
July 14, 2017 Steady progress pushes Canadian explorer to dig deeper and expand in Mexico An updated resource estimate and PEA in Q3/17 by a large exploration company will include plans for expansion after steady progress and a recent high-grade discovery at its Mexico project.
July 14, 2017 Botswana Diamonds soars on lucky find at South Africa’s Ontevreden The company identified a group 2 kimberlite pipe in an area known by its high-grade diamonds.
July 14, 2017 South Africa halts new black ownership rules for mines The suspension follows a pending a judgement in an urgent interdict application by the country's Chamber of Mines.
July 14, 2017 Acacia agrees to pay higher taxes set in Tanzania new mining law It means that the miner, which had revenue of $1bn last year, will pay about $31 million extra in royalties a year.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
