Trump hurries to loosen mining regulations, approve projects

River near the eponymous city of world's top nickel and palladium miner turns crimson.

Move comes thirteen months after an EPA crew mistake caused millions of gallons of bright orange wastewater to taint rivers in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.

For the first eight months copper concentrate imports are up 35% at nearly 11 million tonnes.

Addressing today the second day of the three day Paydirt 2016 Africa Down Under mining conference in Perth Speaking on day two, Northcott Capital Managing Director, Mr Nick Martin, said to be successful in obtaining finance a company must adhere to three crucial platforms.

There are some positives.

"A firm that systematically makes negative NPV investments will run itself aground."

Congo's state-owned mining company launches own bid for giant Tenke copper operation despite Freeport's stake sale to Chinese firm signed in May.

The move marks the Vancouver-based miner exit from China.

Current price could bring idled production back and bulky new projects are coming online soon.