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Giant Bougainville mine restart stalls on moratorium over fears of civil unrest

The Bougainville government has imposed an indefinite moratorium on mining at the controversial Panguna site — once the world's biggest open-pit copper mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2018 | 11:33 am

Oil tanker still on fire in the East China Sea

The Sanchi collided with a cargo ship about 260km off the coast of Shanghai.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 9, 2018 | 5:17 pm

Qatar to make copper wires, aluminium bars as it resists embargo

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

Reuters | January 8, 2018 | 11:05 am

As China restricts scrap, metal companies look to process copper abroad

China told the WTO it would stop accepting certain types of foreign solid waste, including metals, in 2018 if they didn't meet stricter impurity thresholds.

Reuters | January 8, 2018 | 10:33 am

Coal dwarfs battery metals in mining deals despite war on pollution

Coal and iron ore dominated mining takeovers in 2017, Thomson Reuters data shows, with buyers favoring the heavily polluting devil they know over the uncertainties of a battery-powered future.

Reuters | January 7, 2018 | 3:23 pm

Huge silver deposit discovered in Inner Mongolia

Chinese media is reporting that a large deposit of silver has been found in the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia.

Andrew Topf | January 7, 2018 | 3:09 pm

CHARTS: Big mining’s surge in value shames tech giants

The mining cycle turned two years ago – gains for the sector's largest companies have far outpaced stocks like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook since.

Frik Els | January 5, 2018 | 5:22 pm

Asia Gold-Higher prices dent demand

Physical gold demand across Asia remained subdued this week as prices rallied to a three-and-a-half-month high, keeping retail buyers away from the market.

Reuters | January 5, 2018 | 11:26 am

China’s steel futures fall as snow to curtail construction demand

Cold weather is expected to hit regions across China in the coming week, bringing snow and rain that may cause disruptions at construction sites, one of the biggest consumers of steel.

Reuters | January 4, 2018 | 6:38 pm

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