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Kinross Gold to spend $1bn to expand Mauritania, Nevada mines

Kinross reels as two more African nations seek mining payoffs

The Canadian miner is the latest company to be hit by changing policies in Africa as governments seem increasingly willing to upend historic deals with foreign companies in their quest for more mining revenue.

Bloomberg News | May 9, 2018 | 10:00 am

AngloGold upbeat on Africa even as mine uncertainty persists

The company is mired in disputes with the governments of Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo over law changes that raise taxes in the countries.

Bloomberg News | May 8, 2018 | 9:24 am

Gold imports by India are said to have plunged for fourth month

Imports in the first four months totaled 211.7 tons, a drop of 43 percent from a year ago, data collated by Bloomberg show.

Bloomberg News | May 7, 2018 | 11:08 am

Iron ore’s rally has its days counted — Citi

Biggest miner says China’s shift to quality iron-ore will hold

BHP forecasts reforms in China’s steel sector will continue to hand an advantage to suppliers of higher-quality iron ore and coking coal as consumption of the alloy keeps growing well into the next decade.

Bloomberg News | May 7, 2018 | 4:00 am

Qatar steps in to buy Rosneft stake after China deal collapses

Qatar Investment Authority stepped in after the sellers -- a consortium of QIA itself and mining giant Glencore Plc -- told CEFC it wouldn’t proceed with the original deal announced in October.

Bloomberg News | May 6, 2018 | 8:51 am

Zimbabwe selling uranium to Iran is British media’s latest ‘malicious and blatant lie’ — Mining ministry

Zimbabwe to sign $700 million coal-bed methane deal this month

The accord comes as President Mnangagwa courts foreign investment to rebuild an economy that halved in size since 2000 under former President Mugabe.

Bloomberg News | May 4, 2018 | 12:42 pm

You don’t have to dig a mine to run one, female leaders say

The materials industry, which includes miners, trails all other sectors in the Bloomberg World Index on rates of female participation.

Bloomberg News | May 3, 2018 | 10:00 am

Glencore to offload second coal mine in Australia in less than three months

War on coal making the world’s top mine owners a lot richer

Anglo American Plc, Glencore Plc and BHP Billiton Ltd. are generating the highest profits in years from their coal mines.

Bloomberg News | May 2, 2018 | 11:50 am

Glencore is said to take Congo rift with Gertler to London court

The Swiss miner was granted a temporary injunction against the Israeli billionaire after petitioning the London court to rule against a Congolese judge’s decision last week to freeze assets at its Kamoto Copper project.

Bloomberg News | May 2, 2018 | 10:45 am

US to fund batteries that store power for days, not hours

The U.S. is looking for new battery technologies that are cheaper and can hold onto power longer.

Bloomberg News | May 1, 2018 | 12:40 pm

Oil hedge fund manager Andurand says $300 ‘not impossible’

Pierre Andurand said the current reluctance of energy companies to invest in new production meant $300 a barrel was "not impossible" within a few years.

Bloomberg News | May 1, 2018 | 11:38 am

After Tesla debacle, Denmark reconsiders electric car subsidies

Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said the goal is to make the economy greener and less vulnerable to swings in commodities markets.

Bloomberg News | May 1, 2018 | 11:20 am

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