China’s Bitmain Technologies is eyeing bitcoin mining sites in Quebec, a company spokesman told Reuters, as expectations of a potential Chinese crackdown on cryptocurrency mining make the energy-rich Canadian province an attractive alternative.

This rise happened due to a recovery in output in producer countries such as the United States, Russia and China and an accompanying rise in export activity.

The terminal expects to clear all remaining vessels from its harbour as safety measure after tropical cyclone intensified off nation's western coast.

The nation expects to collect more revenue from mining companies this year compared to 2017 after copper prices rose above $7,000 per tonne.

Although divestment issues are still unresolved, Indonesia hopes to finalize contract talks with Freeport McMoRan Inc over the Grasberg copper mine by June.

Company posted a 4 percent jump in sales to $567 million in 2017, the highest annual sales since its formation in 2013.

The Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service is investigating forthcoming sale of natural gas assets by producer Alrosa after a complaint from would-be buyer.

Liberty House is the industrial arm of British steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta's GFG Alliance and Rio's aluminium smelter in Dunkirk, France, is the largest in Europe.

Unless disagreements at negotiations for wages and benefits are resolved by Jan. 19

Though North America contained more than half the amount of global exchange-traded fund holdings, European funds added the most to their gold-backed ETFs last year.

Move aims to curb unrest around Anglo American's most profitable platinum mine — Mogalakwena.

Affiliate of Qatari conglomerate Aamal Co plans to build three factories to produce copper wires, aluminium bars and drums for cables.