Junior Mining Weekly
Bloomberg
Rio Tinto Group has booked copper output from the giant Grasberg mine joint venture for the first time since 2014 -- just as the company weighs plans to exit the operation in Indonesia.
London-based Rio expects to receive 5,700 metric tons from the...
Mining.com
Indonesian authorities inked Friday a deal with state-owned holding Asahan Aluminum, or Inalum, which sets a framework for Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) to transfer control of its massive Grasberg copper and gold mine as agreed last year.
The country and the Phoenix,...
Mining.com
Mid-tier Canadian miner B2Gold (TSX, NYSE:BTO) said Thursday it had achieved record fourth quarter and full-year output in 2017, thanks mainly to the start of commercial production at its Fekola mine, in south-western Mali.
The Vancouver-based company, which poured its first gold...
Reuters
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia hopes to finalize contract talks with Freeport McMoRan Inc over the Grasberg copper mine by June, although divestment issues are still unresolved, a mining ministry official said on Thursday.
FILE PHOTO: Trucks operate in the open-pit...
New Eastern Outlook
In the past years, Russia’s foreign policy has been focused on expanding influence in the most remote corners of the planet. In particular, the Russian party has successful relations with the small island states of Oceania located...
Fiji Sun
A lot of exciting developments are taking place in the Sugar City.
Amex Resources Limited’s Mba Delta Ironsands Project facility at the Lautoka wharf is one that is underway with its towering structures being put into place.
Expert Chinese port...
Mining.com
Chinese media is reporting that a large deposit of silver has been found in the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia.
According to Xinhua, the state-owned news agency, the deposit contains over 100 million tonnes of silver ore. It wasn't clear...
Reuters
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germans are investing heavily in gold, Deutsche Boerse said on Wednesday, with holdings of a gold-backed security it offers rising almost 50 percent in 2017.
Gold is seen as a safe haven for investors during times of...
Mining.com
Gold is starting the new year on the front foot. Bullion advanced for an eighth session to head for the longest stretch of gains since mid-2011, building on an annual surge.
Bullion for immediate delivery advanced 0.9 percent to $1,315.08...