October 15, 2018 Alumina wake-up call for the aluminium supply chain No one will be taking alumina for granted any more.
October 15, 2018 Europe to spend billions on lithium-ion battery plants The goal is to reduce reliance on batteries from Asia, particularly China and South Korea.
October 14, 2018 B.C’s historical Kootenay-Boundary district mining region gathers attention Golden Dawn Minerals, KG Exploration Inc. and GGX Gold Corp. are among the companies setting foot in the area.
October 12, 2018 Indonesia considering “safeguard” tariff on aluminium foil – WTO filing Indonesia said industry association APRALEX had applied for safeguard measures, which can be used to protect a country's producers.
October 12, 2018 LME Week metals puzzle is how to trade a trade war Donald Trump didn't make it to LME Week, the annual jamboree of the global metals trading community. But the US president was the hot topic.
October 12, 2018 China Sept copper imports jump on scrap crackdown, open arb window The September imports were 21.2 percent higher than a year earlier and were the highest since March 2016.
October 12, 2018 World’s top copper producer faces lengthy smelter halt at major mine Chile's Codelco is in the midst of upgrading its smelter at Chuquicamata, its second largest operation by size, to comply with stricter emissions standards coming in effect in December.
October 11, 2018 Canada pessimistic about quick end to US metals tariffs The US imposed the tariffs on Canada and Mexico in June. Although Canada and Mexico agreed a renewed continental trade deal last week, the measures remain.
October 11, 2018 Trafigura-backed copper miner Atalaya Mining seeks buyer Atalaya Mining produced 166,000 tonnes of copper concentrate in 2017 and has a market capitalization of 327 million pounds ($433 million).
October 10, 2018 Mining in the Mekong: Myanmar to outperform, Thailand to underperform – report Myanmar is expected to lead in the Mekong region for mining industry growth, driven by the high production growth of tin, lead and coal.
Argentina’s cradle of Malbec wine is warming up to copper mining The San Jorge copper-gold project, controlled by Zug-based Zonda Metals, would be a first for Mendoza. December 18, 2025 | 10:49 am
