Pakistan military to play key role in developing giant Afghan copper and gold mines
Pakistan’s military is taking a key role in the development of one of the world’s biggest untapped copper and gold deposits, which is currently …
Glencore pressured to curb coal production on environmental concerns
Glencore has become the latest energy heavyweight to succumb to climate change pressure and has announced it will stop raising its coal production capacity, …
Five things to watch in 2019 for global metals industry: Wood Mackenzie
A report by Wood Mackenzie, the global research analyst firm has listed out five things to watch out for in the metals market in 2019. The success of China’s …
Exports from world’s second-largest copper mine to drop by 85%
Concentrate exports from Indonesia’s Grasberg mine, the world’s second-largest copper mine, will drop about 85% this year because of a lag in …
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 …