Sri Lanka shows off giant natural blue sapphire

“It’s a shame if we say that we are importing iron ore. It’s like selling ice to the eskimos”

Building activities at Côté Gold, located in the Abitibi gold belt in Ontario, were slated to start in the first months of 2019, with pre-production beginning in late 2020.

Sixty-five engineers from 15 countries came up with ideas.

January is a typically strong month as demand tends to gather pace going into the Lunar New Year.

Analysts say they expect India to be a key market for global miners in 2019 as China's "war on pollution" will lead to lower demand from that country.

German carmaker will invest 870 million euros ($985 million) by 2020 to develop e-vehicle components, including batteries and charging stations.

The contract was finalised at a recent meeting of Hindalco’s and FLSmidth’s top managements.

"It feels like the penalties are not balanced" - Hendra Sinadia, Indonesian Coal Mining Association.

"ANZ has suspended its physical precious metals custody service as it does not align to our business strategy at this time"