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Copper traders are making high-flying bets about the future of the metal

Call options wagering on copper climbing above $10,000 a metric ton by Dec 2018 have started trading during past two weeks, with $4.5m spent by traders.

Bloomberg News | November 8, 2017 | 1:42 pm

Russia bets on hungry China with $6bn fertilizer mines

EuroChem Group AG spending over $6bn on two mines to produce potash, a mineral found deep in the Earth that’s prized for its ability as soil fertilizer.

Bloomberg News | November 8, 2017 | 1:15 pm

A year after Trump’s win, coal is still losing to renewables

It’s been a year since President Donald Trump’s election and his pledges to transform the energy markets haven’t exactly come to pass.

Bloomberg News | November 8, 2017 | 12:41 pm

Congo to re-evaluate new mining code next week

Glencore’s big Congolese bet carries plenty of risk

Journalists shed more light on Glencore's activities in Congo, including 2009 loan to entity affiliated with controversial Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler.

Bloomberg News | November 6, 2017 | 11:27 am

PHOTOS: Underground with Poland's Kings of Coal

In the country where coal is king, a battle with the EU looms

The buzzword in the Brussels energy and climate bubble is 450, a number that is dividing European Union lawmakers and making coal-dependent Poland fume over upcoming reforms to the world’s biggest carbon market.

Bloomberg News | November 5, 2017 | 3:38 pm

A $750m question, a mystery buyer and a seller called WHY

The deal for a magnesium deposit in British Columbia ranks No. 4 by transaction value among the year’s biggest mining-asset sales globally.

Bloomberg News | November 3, 2017 | 12:10 pm

Gold price scales $1,300, highest since Trump election

Fracking jobs prove elusive for coal miners looking to switch

While Trump vows to save coal, many miners look elsewhere. Natural gas jobs don’t offer the same stability as coal did.

Bloomberg News | August 18, 2017 | 6:51 am

Potash plan prompts $98 million road link in horn of Africa

Djibouti contracted a Kuwaiti company to build a $98-million road link to enable landlocked Ethiopia to ship its first potash output from a new Red Sea port.

Bloomberg News | July 14, 2017 | 8:56 am