These are top-10 global mining trends expected for 2018

Having trouble viewing this email?  View online Mining News Digest Thursday 1 February 2018 Home     Gold     Coal     Copper     Iron Ore     Oil Sands     Rare Earth     Silver     Uranium These are top-10 global mining trends expected for 2018 Consulting firm Deloitte has published what it says will be the top-10 global trends in the mining industry this year. read » Congo shocker fells Ivanhoe Mines stock Vancouver-based company headed by billionaire mining financier Robert Friedland loses 11% of its value after DRC stuns with new mining code. read » Congo just gave the cobalt price another big boost DRC stuns miners with immediate lifting of 10-year exemption for licensees, 50% tax on 'super-profits' and code permitting 5-fold increase in cobalt royalty. read » Rio Tinto rejects allegation it dodged $700 million in Oyu Tolgoi taxes Dutch non-profit organization claims Rio and its Canadian subsidiary Turquoise Hill used a complex network of tax haven subsidiaries and lending money to itself at high interest rates. read » Centamin shareholders get bumper divvy, despite 2017 profit fall Egypt-focused gold miner is paying a final dividend of 10 US cents per share, or a total of $144 million, as it vowed to return all of its excess cash to investors. read » Coal snared in headwind as traders flee $300 billion market The halcyon days of coal trading seem to be over as buying and selling of the world's most widely used power-plant fuel plunged last year. read » Animation: human population growth over all of history Imagine that for every million people on Earth, there was a single dot on a map. What if we went back in time, watched dots accumulate over human history? read » Russia's Nornickel says palladium output may fall in 2018 Norilsk Nickel said its production of palladium could decline in 2018, while output of nickel from Russian raw material would remain flat. read » Chinese consumers are willing to buy diamond jewelry next year more often than Americans – research ALROSA and GfK research company conducted an extensive research of diamond consumers in the US and China. What they discovered was interesting. read » Major mines increasingly tapping Canadian indigenous labour force Consulting and partnering with First Nations isn't just a way to get social licence – it can also provide real solutions to labour challenges. read » Why is the shale industry still not profitable? Echoing criticism of too much hype surrounding U.S. shale from Saudi oil minister last week, new report finds shale drilling still largely not profitable. read » A modern land run? Trump move opens Utah to mining claims under 1872 law U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw federal protections from millions of acres of Utah wilderness will reopen much of the iconic terrain to gold, silver, copper, and uranium land claims under a Wild West-era mining law. read » Suncor Energy implements first commercial fleet of autonomous haul trucks in the oil sands Over the next six years, the company expects to deploy more than 150 autonomous haul trucks in the full program, which will be one of the largest investments in electric autonomous vehicles in the world. read » Zimbabwe to take over steelmaker's $500 million debt Zimbabwe plans to take on about $500 million of debt owed by state-owned steelmaker Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company to allow company revival. read » Brazil's Vale expects to meet $10bn net debt goal by mid-2018 Speaking at an event in São Paulo, Schvartsman also said the recent rise in nickel prices should generate an additional $750 million in cash flow. read » Read more news on MINING.com » Home     Gold     Coal     Copper     Iron Ore     Oil Sands     Rare Earth     Silver     Uranium About Us   |  Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe   |  Contact Us   |  Advertise This email was sent to you by InfoMine Inc. Suite 900, 580 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 3B6 | +1 604 683 2037 |[email protected].Please visit cem.infomine.com for more information. Copyright InfoMine. You are receiving this email because the email address fernandoqueens@gmail.com was subscribed to the MINING.com email list "MINING.com Mining News Digest". You mayunsubscribe at any time. The information contained in “Mining News Digest” is collected from a variety of sources on a “best intentions”basis. InfoMine Inc. makes no representation or offers no warranty with respect to the adequacy of the information for any particular purpose.Any information presented in “Mining News Digest” is not a solicitation to purchase or acquire any securities.Use of this service is an acceptance of this disclaimer. Visit our web site to read ourcomplete disclaimer.