G20 watchdog says commodity market concentration poses threat to wider economy

Dalian iron ore price up on falling shipments from major suppliers

Iron ore shipments that departed from Australia and Brazil stood at 23.54 million tonnes in the week ended Oct. 17, down 589,000 tonnes from the previous week.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 19, 2021 | 8:41 am

Upward trend in global exploration budget to continue in 2022 — report

According to S&P, global exploration budgets are expected to increase between 5% and 15% in 2022.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 19, 2021 | 6:06 am

Bear funds flex muscles on copper as macro outlook darkens By Andy Home

Copper price surges past $11,000 on supply squeeze

Traders are paying huge premiums for quickly deliverable copper after stockpiles in the LME warehouse system tumbled to their lowest level in decades.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 18, 2021 | 11:28 pm

Polymetal's Q4 revenue jumps on inventory clearance

Polymetal’s Nezhda mine produces first concentrate ahead of schedule

The concentrator is now entering a ramp-up period and is expected to reach its nameplate capacity and full design recovery by April 2022.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 18, 2021 | 9:40 am

Vale halts operations at Onça Puma mine after court order

Nickel price shrugs off Vale Onça Puma halt after court order

According to a report from the NGO Finnwatch, Vale operations generated deforestation and polluted the Cateté river.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 18, 2021 | 9:10 am

Flash method may allow quick recovery of precious metals from e-waste

Flash Joule heating is being proposed at Rice University as a mechanism to recover rhodium, palladium, gold and silver from electronic waste.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 18, 2021 | 6:06 am

Natural, synthetic graphite needed by EV sector – report

Fastmarkets reports the exponential growth of the EV sector will propel the industry’s graphite requirement far above demand from the traditional consuming sectors.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 17, 2021 | 7:08 am