A new ICMM report – The role of mining in national economies

A new ICMM report provides a comprehensive picture of how important mining is to economies across the world, with evidence that the mining and metals industry makes its most significant contribution in the most impoverished regions of the world. The role of mining in national economies builds an understanding of the scope, scale, impact and […]

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Ukraine oligarch calls for nationalisation of industrial assets

One of Ukraine’s most powerful oligarchs has called for some of the country’s prized industrial assets to be nationalised, claiming that their privatisation was a criminal conspiracy to rob the state of billions of dollars. Igor Kolomoisky, a billionaire businessman, told the Financial Times that Ukraine should not receive any new funds from the International […]

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Stocks to Watch

APRIL brings the start of a new quarter and many will be hoping for an improvement in conditions. MiningNewsPremium highlights what to look out for this month. Needless to say, a close eye will be kept on the iron ore and nickel prices, which are at 10 and six-year lows respectively. Analysts remain bullish on […]

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