YEAR IN REVIEW 2017

FROM THE EDITOR

MNN's most popular stories of 2017

The 20 most-read stories on MNN in 2017

29 December 2017

FROM THE EDITOR

MNN's most popular stories of 2017

The 20 most-read stories on MNN in 2017

29 December 2017

ENERGY MINERALS

Cobalt craze paying off for juniors

Lithium was the trendy metal of 2016, and the same could be said for cobalt in 2017

22 December 2017

PRECIOUS METALS

Sleeping gold giants wake

The global gold majors bounced back in 2017 after a tough couple of years and were back on the M&A trail

22 December 2017

LEADERSHIP

Mining's most influential people 2017

Our global sister title Mining Journal has named its 20 most influential people in mining for 2017

21 December 2017

ENERGY MINERALS

Lithium moving up in the world

After a surge in activity last year, 2017 was the year the lithium sector came into its own

21 December 2017

ENERGY MINERALS

Lithium and boron co-product projects in the making

Rise of the hard-rock and brine lithium producers was a standout feature of the mining market in 2017,

20 December 2017

BASE METALS

An eventful year for copper

Copper had a breakout year in 2017 with a number of factors combining to improve price and sentiment

20 December 2017

RESOURCE STOCKS

Northern Territory Copper Project Well Positioned

KGL Resources provides compelling investment rationale with its Jervois copper project

RESOURCE STOCKS

PolarX Strongly Backed by Gold Major

Australian junior enjoys strong support for its USA project portfolio.

RESOURCE STOCKS

VHM's near-term critical minerals project poised with consummate timing

Globally-significant deposit aiming for production in 2025

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