Australian state defers Adani coal mine royalties ahead of election

Met coal prices are already down 23% in 2017 as US producers plan to add 9m tonnes to export market.

The amicable divorce ends a six-year-old exploration joint venture originally set to find copper deposits in China.

For companies servicing the mining sector, project opportunities have declined significantly in the past few years.

The company has loaded 26,500 tonnes of iron ore onto three ships at the company's port of Ponta de Madeira.

Experts and industry actors interviewed by MINING.com see prices picking up this year, driven by declining supplies and the prospect of increased demand coming from construction, electric vehicles and other renewable technologies.

Mines Minister Martin Kabwelulu said he “didn’t believe” the government needed to authorize changes in ownership in that or any project.

Private capital funds raised $2.1 billion for mining and metals investment in 2016 – this year 13 funds are targeting $10 billion says new study.

First international tender for gold mining concessions in eight years to be held on Sunday.

World Bank's 2017 outlook says US impact on commodity markets diminished, but it's still number 1 for oil and number 2 in copper, aluminum and lead.