China to auction first batch of state metal reserves on July 5-6It would auction 20,000 tonnes of copper, 30,000 tonnes of zinc and 50,000 tonnes of aluminium.Reuters | June 22, 2021 | 9:36 am
Copper price extends recovery despite first Beijing 100,000 tonne metal auctionCopper price up 2% Tuesday despite Chinese plans to publicly…MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 22, 2021 | 9:05 am
Aluminum is outperforming copper as China cracks down on pricesAluminum has overtaken copper as the second-best performer on the…Bloomberg News | June 22, 2021 | 7:52 am
Freeport’s Grasberg jujitsu move will pay off There’s a well-thumbed playbook for how deals involving gold mines in the remote jungles of Indonesia are meant to turn out. Bloomberg Opinion | May 23, 2018 | 8:49 am
Mining companies still reluctant to tap Argentina deposits Lack of clarity on environmental rules, overlapping federal and local taxes, and regulations that vary from province to province continue to loom over proposed mines. Reuters | May 23, 2018 | 5:00 am
Rio Tinto about to offload stake in Grasberg mine for $3.5 billion Company confirmed is in talks to sell its stake in the world’s second largest copper mine to Indonesia’s Inalum. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 23, 2018 | 3:22 am
Rio Tinto says investors to take stance on Oyu Tolgoi as ‘test case’ Rio Tinto has called for less interference at its giant copper and gold mine in Mongolia, as it moves forward with an underground expansion. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 22, 2018 | 4:00 am
It’s not about scoring the big win, it’s about not backing losers MINING.com discusses the state of private equity investment in mining with Michael Scherb founder of Appian Capital. Frik Els | May 21, 2018 | 11:09 pm
Glencore goes from crisis to crisis with possible bribery probe It’s becoming hard to keep track of all of Glencore’s legal battles in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Bloomberg News | May 21, 2018 | 12:49 pm
Looking for a turn in gold Rudi Fronk and Jim Anthony, cofounders of Seabridge Gold, reflect on market factors that are driving current fluctuations in the gold price. Streetwise Reports | May 21, 2018 | 11:00 am
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Cobalt price: Congo ebola outbreak compounds acute supply fears WHO: Risk of international spread of deadly disease from Congo, responsible for 66% of global supply of critical battery raw material, is "very high". Frik Els | May 20, 2018 | 11:57 am