GLG News by Copper Mining Experts

The relationship between Philippines and China has recently picked up.- Substantial increase in imports of nickel ores from Philippines recorded this year. - More and more nickel from Philippines will find its way to China.

- After the golden years of the sixties and early seventies, the copper industry in Africa was seriously affected by low copper prices, political instability and lack of investment.- After a decade of privatizations both in Zambia and Congo copper mine production is posed to further increase in the...

- In New Caledonia two types of mineral are exploited:garnierite with a high nickel content (2.5-3%) for which there is reckoned to be a fifty year supply and laterite, less rich (1-2%) but which represents a potential exploitation of several hundred years for nickel and cobalt.- The SLN Doniambo Plant...

- A strong consolidation process is going on in the steel industry driven by firms seeking more leverage over the few global suppliers of the raw materials (iron ore and coking coal) for making the metal.- Russians have played an important role thanks to the strength of their financial resources.- But...