A copper M&A frenzy masks big miners’ hesitation to build
Copper’s bull narrative is well understood, but building from zero is both worryingly risky and unappealingly pricey.
Saudi Arabia targets control of Alba to bolster metals ambitions
Ma'aden announced a series of deals this week involving Aluminium…
Gold miners say they’re now disciplined as dealmaking heats up
Deal appetite has picked up as gold soared to successive…
BHP’s fertilizer boss bets on low-cost potash to challenge rivals
Jansen mine is expected to produce potash at costs that…
Barrick suspends operations at Papua New Guinea mine after violence kills at least 20
Papua New Guinea has granted police emergency powers, including the…
