SINGAPORE (SEPTEMBER 26, 2017) (REUTERS) – This year looks set to be the “tipping point” for electric cars, Arnoud Balhuizen, chief commercial officer at BHP, said on Tuesday (September 26), adding that the impact for raw materials producers would be felt first in the metals markets and only later in oil.
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LUSAKA Jan 17 (Reuters) – Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), owned by global conglomerate Vedanta Resources PLC, will pay the first tranche of a $100 million fine to the Zambian government by the end of month, the country’s investment firm said on Tuesday.
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In praise of small miners
A boom in artisanal mining offers lessons in development Continue reading
(Reuters Business Report) – Few people have much sympathy for the mining companies.
Environmentally damaging, polluting, and hugely profitable, finding friends is no easy task.
BUT they also employ millions of people.
Most of them in developing countries, and often poorly paid.
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