French mining giant to build Gabon manganese plant for USD286 million

Copper production for the three months to June 30 also fell 14% from the year before.

The diversification strategy includes plans to expand into international mining to secure access to minerals including copper, cobalt and nickel, as well as lithium.

Stories of reinvented coal mining regions, regenerated communities and rebuilt ecosystems are told in a new book published this month.

Over two-thirds of today’s junior miners are essentially worthless, says resource speculator Rick Rule.