Indonesia's environment ministry aims to resolve within two weeks environmental issues that have been holding up the state's plans to acquire a majority stake in Freeport McMoRan Inc's Grasberg copper mine.That deal, where Indonesia and state-owned miner PT Inalum will control a 51.23 percent stake in PT Freeport Indonesia, is expected to end years of wrangling over ownership rights to Grasberg, t...Read More
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - A race by aerospace giants Rolls-Royce (RR.L) and Airbus (AIR.PA) to stockpile parts before Brexit is pushing some small suppliers to breaking point.With just over four months until it leaves, and political bickering continuing, Britain is yet to sign off on its divorce terms with the European Union, forcing companies to prepare for a disorderly exit from the world&...Read More
ALMATY, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Canada's Centerra Gold has promised Kygyzstan's government that it will produce at least 15.5 tonnes of gold at the giant Kumtor mine this year, the Kyrgyz prime minister's press service said on Thursday.Last year the firm produced 17.5 tonnes, it said. (Reporting by Mariya Gordeyeva; writing by Tom Balmforth; editing by Jason Neely) Disclaimer: The views expressed in t...Read More
ANKARA (Reuters) - The European Union said Turkey needs to “take decisive action to reverse the current trend in the rule of law and fundamental rights,” according to a joint statement following meetings between the two sides on Thursday.Earlier on Thursday, top EU officials rebuked Turkey over its arrests of journalists and academics and the long pre-trial detention of a Kurdish polit...Read More
Copper supply has surprised this year, but not in the way everyone expected.It was supposed to be a year of mine disruptions, with the market anticipating that multiple labour contract expiries would result in at least one strike, and possibly more.In the event there was none.By copper's standards it has been a remarkably smooth year for mine production, leaving analysts struggling to fill the cus...Read More
Copper supply has surprised this year, but not in the way everyone expected.It was supposed to be a year of mine disruptions, with the market anticipating that multiple labour contract expiries would result in at least one strike, and possibly more.In the event there was none.By copper's standards it has been a remarkably smooth year for mine production, leaving analysts struggling to fill the cus...Read More
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union agreed a draft text setting out a close post-Brexit relationship on Thursday, though wrangles over fish and the future of Gibraltar must still be settled before leaders meet on Sunday.Below are initial reactions from lawmakers within Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party who are unhappy with the deal:Conservative lawmaker Andrea Jen...Read More
LONDON (Reuters) - The euro briefly rallied to the day’s highs on Thursday after Britain and the European Union agreed in principle to a text setting out their future relationship before a summit on Sunday.European Council President Donald Tusk said the text had been discussed by British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and plans to have a trad...Read More
Physical gold demand in India was robust this week as consumers stepped up purchases during the traditional wedding season after domestic rates slipped to a near six-week trough, while gains in global prices weighed on bullion's appeal in other Asian hubs.Demand in India, the second biggest gold consumer after China, usually picks up towards the end of the year going into the wedding and festival...Read More
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) is cutting the price of its Model X and Model S cars in China, the U.S. firm said on Thursday, in a shift in strategy that will see it take more of a hit from tariffs linked to a biting trade war between China and the United States.The electric carmaker, led by billionaire CEO Elon Musk, said it will cut prices of the two models by 12-26 percent to m...Read More
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia hopes that all 20 members of the group of industrialized nations will support a multilateral approach to international trade regulation when they meet in Argentina next week, Russian G20 negotiator Svetlana Lukash said on Thursday.Lukash said G20 leaders, who will meet in Buenos Aires on Nov. 30, will discuss issues of global trade, climate change and international cooper...Read More
MUMBAI/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Physical gold demand in India was robust this week as consumers stepped up purchases during the traditional wedding season after domestic rates slipped to a near six-week trough, while gains in global prices weighed on bullion’s appeal in other Asian hubs.Demand in India, the second biggest gold consumer after China, usually picks up towards the end of the year g...Read More
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon marked 75 years of independence on Thursday but while the military staged an invitation-only parade, many citizens saw little to celebrate with the nation’s economic problems and political stalemate deepening.As the army closed off streets for its ceremony, protesters angry at worsening living conditions marched through Beirut under the slogan: “Our independe...Read More
GENEVA (Reuters) - Countries belonging to the G20 group of the world’s biggest economies applied 40 new trade restrictive measures between mid-May and mid-October, covering around $481 billion of trade, the World Trade Organization said on Thursday.The new restrictions covered six times more trade than in the previous period and were the largest since the WTO started monitoring G20 trade in...Read More
Mr. John Williamson reportsCAMINO PROVIDES UPDATE AHEAD OF 2019 DRILLING PROGRAMCamino Minerals Corp. is in the process of completing extensive surface exploration on the 20,000-hectare Chapitos copper-gold project, near Chala, southern Peru.Since August, Camino has intensified surface exploration on the Chapitos project, and has commenced planning the 2019 exploration and drilling program. Fieldw...Read More
Mr. John Williamson reportsCAMINO PROVIDES UPDATE AHEAD OF 2019 DRILLING PROGRAMCamino Minerals Corp. is in the process of completing extensive surface exploration on the 20,000-hectare Chapitos copper-gold project, near Chala, southern Peru.Since August, Camino has intensified surface exploration on the Chapitos project, and has commenced planning the 2019 exploration and drilling program. Fieldw...Read More
ROME (Reuters) - Italy said on Thursday it would resist pressure from Brussels to revise its big-spending budget, effectively daring EU authorities to punish it with fines ahead of May’s European parliamentary elections.Leaders of Rome’s populist government said they would press ahead with expanding the deficit next year, a day after the European Commission kicked off disciplinary proc...Read More
YOKOHAMA, Japan/PARIS (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co’s (7201.T) board voted unanimously to oust Chairman Carlos Ghosn on Thursday after the shock arrest of the industry heavyweight, ushering in a period of uncertainty for its 19-year alliance with Renault (RENA.PA).The Japanese firm said its board also voted to remove Greg Kelly - who like Ghosn has been arrested after allegations of financial...Read More
Shares in miner and infrastructure supplier Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) went ballistic on Thursday after striking a deal to sell a half-share in its Western Australia-based Wodgina lithium project to battery metals giant Albemarle for $1.15 billion.Under the terms of the exclusivity agreement, the two companies will work to execute a binding transaction by Dec. 14, allowing Albemarle to acquire a...Read More
Shares in miner and infrastructure supplier Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) went ballistic on Thursday after striking a deal to sell a half-share in its Western Australia-based Wodgina lithium project to battery metals giant Albemarle for $1.15 billion.Under the terms of the exclusivity agreement, the two companies will work to execute a binding transaction by Dec. 14, allowing Albemarle to acquire a...Read More