Friday, 28 July 2017

New Caledonia nickel viability in doubt

The head of the Brazilian mining conglomerate Vale has again restated his doubt about the viability of its nickel plant in New Caledonia...

Read more....

Tuesday, 30 May 2017

Antam starts exporting nickel after relaxation policy

State-owned diversified miner PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) has started exporting its low-grade nickel, with content below 1.7 percent, following the government’s decision to relax its mineral export ban earlier this year.....

Read more....

Monday, 20 March 2017

Nickel markets can shrug off any Philippine mining ban: Russell

Just how worried should nickel markets be about the latest threats by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to stop all mining in the world's biggest exporter of the metal ore? Probably not too much.....

Read more here....

Tuesday, 28 February 2017

Price weakness stemmed from excess capital dole out – Glencore

The commodity price weakness from 2012 to 2015 was the result of an over-allocation of capital from 2006 to 2012, Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg told an American audience on Monday....

Read more....

Monday, 27 February 2017

'We took an awful beating': Anglo American boss Mark Cutifani on steering a turnaround

Mark Cutifani, chief executive of Anglo American, looks cheerful. Having just presented the mining giant’s full-year results, in which it posted a first pre-tax profit in five years, he has reasons to smile.......

Read more.....

Wednesday, 15 February 2017

Trump’s impact on commodities: 6 things to watch

US president Donald Trump has upended the equity, bond and foreign currency markets. But his proposed policies have also got commodity traders and producers on high alert....
Read more here....

Tuesday, 14 February 2017

Finland inks $266 million deal to revitalize Europe's largest nickel mine

A large but troubled nickel mine in Finland may be back on the road to profitability thanks to a recent deal that saw commodities trader Trafigura take a 15.5 percent stake.....
Read more here...