From bitcoin to Trump: mining giants identify 2018's challenges
(Bloomberg) — In 2017, miners finally got some tailwinds from their commodities as unsavory supply pressures — from lower ore grades to...
World’s top bullion producer to sell former world’s highest-grade gold mine
Barrick Gold (TSX, NYSE:ABX), the world’s top bullion producer by volume, signed an agreement with fellow Canadian junior Skeena...
Bitcoin points way to `massive change' for commodity trading
Bloomberg) — Blockchain is upending the world’s financial markets with the rise of bitcoin, and now the digital-ledger system is poised...
Antofagasta has a new project in Canada
A subsidiary of Chile-focused copper miner Antofagasta Plc. (LON:ANTO) signed an agreement with Canada’s Evrim Resources Corp....
This is how much copper, nickel, cobalt an electric vehicle world needs
Glencore's investor day on Tuesday painted a positive picture not just of the Swiss miner and commodities trader's business but also had...
First Aboriginal mine opens in Northern Territory
Sunday was a proud day for Aboriginal people in Australia's Northern Territory, with the opening of a new bauxite mine. At a ceremony...
Vale aims to halve debt to $10bn by 2019
Vale (NYSE:VALE), the world’s No.1 iron ore producer and Brazil’s largest private company, expects to halve net debt to less than $10...
Kazakh supply shock to jolt uranium price
The announcement made by uranium giant Cameco a month ago that it’s suspending operations at its flagship McArthur River mine in northern...
Gold company's stock jumps 1300% after switching to bitcoin
Bitcoin has been kicking the stuffing out of most mining stocks lately, as the cryptocurrency continues to climb to new heights. Over the...
European investors to fund $53-million bio-coal plant
Baltania OÜ, a 100% owned subsidiary of Dutch private equity investment firm Momentum Capital, announced that it has made a conditional...