Indian court panel says state government over-reacted by closing Vedanta’s copper smelter
An Indian court-appointed panel said this week that there were insufficient grounds to permanently close Vedanta Ltd.’s copper smelter and a government …
NSE gets SEBI approval to launch futures contract in copper
The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has received permission from market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to launch large copper …
Saudi Arabia plans to diversify into mining
Oil-dependent Saudi Arabia is planning an expansion in mining activity in its effort to attract private investment into the sector to further develop it as one …
Saudi Arabia plans to diversify into mining
Oil-dependent Saudi Arabia is planning an expansion in mining activity in a push to attract private investment into the sector to further develop it as one of …
India’s non-ferrous metal firms raise concerns over New Delhi joining RCEP – report
India’s biggest non-ferrous metal companies have sounded a warning on the country joining the 10-member Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on …
Chinese aluminium gushes on to world markets on Rusal supply fears
China sustained a surge in aluminium shipments to world markets in August as buyers sought supplies from the largest producer to replace metal from the Russian …
Base metals shed up to 27% value in last two months on trade war fears
Base metals have lost as much as a fourth of their value in the last two months owing to weak global demand in the wake of escalating trade war between the …
Slow Chinese investment growth and strike threats impact copper prices – report
Copper continued to decline last week to touch its lowest in 13 months after disappointing economic numbers from top consumer China and the possibility of an …
Court told ground water in Sterlite copper smelter in India contains heavy metals
Ground water in Vedanta Resources’Sterlite copper smelter in southern India contains heavy metals exceeding limits for drinking water, India’s …
Australia raises concerns over commodity cycles, says difficult to predict future
Australia has raised a red flag over the future of the consistency of commodity cycles and warned that a rapidly changing market made it difficult to predict …