A group of Russian partners and the Zimbabwe government will next month sign an agreement to develop a mine on a platinum deposit requiring total investment of about $1.6 billion, the African country’s mines minister said.
While we fixate on sexy headlines about Chinese military threats in the South China Sea, for instance, or Washington 'lifting the ban' on crude oil exports, we miss the bigger stories—and we miss the reality.
Banco Espirito Santo SA jumped the most in two weeks while mining company Rio Tinto Group added 2.8% and said quarterly iron-ore production climbed 11%.