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Sulphur prices spike, traditional fertilizer makers struggle

Sulphur prices rose to about $110 a tonne this quarter, $36 more than what the product cost last quarter.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 19, 2017 | 5:33 pm

CHART: High flying metals to fall back to earth in 2018

Panel of investment banks and research houses forecast declines in copper, zinc, lead and palladium prices in 2018.

Frik Els | December 15, 2017 | 4:34 pm

Potash CEO meets with Chilean government amid stake sale

On Thursday, Potash Corp CEO Jochen Tilk met with authorities in Chile as the company tries to divest its minority stake in lithium miner SQM.

Reuters | December 7, 2017 | 12:16 pm

Rio Tinto appoints one of its own as the company’s new chairman

After a nine-month search, the miner has picked the current leader of the remuneration committee, Simon Thompson, to assume the post in March 2018.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2017 | 3:18 am

PotashCorp CEO confirms Chinese interested in lithium producer SQM

Chinese firms have shown “broad interest” in buying PotashCorp’s stake in the Chilean lithium producer SQM, according to chief executive Jochen Tilk, who declined to name interested parties or the number of bids the company has received.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 29, 2017 | 9:15 am

Luxembourg, Japan team up to explore and mine space resources

The five-year cooperation agreement covers the exchange of information and expertise on the exploration and mining of out-of-earth resources.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 29, 2017 | 8:01 am

Brazil mining code unchanged as Senate fails to vote on bill

Brazil’s lower house of Congress removed from the agenda the discussion of a transitory presidential decree, which modified the country’s current mining law.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 29, 2017 | 3:16 am

Investors force Rio Tinto to ditch plans to have Mick Davis as chairman

Decision comes in the wake of a full-scale investor revolt led by the Investor Forum, a London-based body representing some of the world’s biggest money managers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2017 | 9:16 am

Chile lithium miner SQM says legal dispute could linger through 2018

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera said on Thursday its ongoing legal dispute with Chilean authorities over royalty payments may not be resolved until end of 2018.

Reuters | November 23, 2017 | 12:23 pm

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