July 10, 2018 Philippines nickel ore exports seen dropping up to 17 pct on low prices The Philippines is the world's No.2 nickel ore supplier after Indonesia, shipping the bulk of its output to top buyer China.
July 10, 2018 Tesla to open Shanghai plant with capacity of 500,000 cars a year Chinese electric vehicle ecosystem continues to expand.
July 10, 2018 Antofagasta announces first mine to use 100% renewable energy Zaldívar signed a new power plant supply agreement with Colbún to produce copper with 100% renewable energy.
July 9, 2018 Electric vehicle demand will double nickel price – as soon as 2022 New report says EV boom is bifurcating nickel mining and short supply of battery-grade material will see prices climb near $30,000 mark within five years.
July 9, 2018 2,500 job cuts weren’t enough for world’s no. 2 platinum miner Implats isn’t the only one facing difficulties, with about half of the industry’s production estimated to be unprofitable.
July 9, 2018 CHART: Copper, nickel, zinc prices – plenty upside just to revert to mean Even after two years of gains, industrial metals trade well below 10-year mean prices. Silver looks cheap, but gold, crude may be fully priced already.
July 9, 2018 Invesco turns to Trump playbook for signs of a metal rebound Escalating trade conflict between the U.S. and China has sent industrial metals to oversold territory.
July 9, 2018 Tiger Resources’ $260M Congo asset sale to Chinese firm collapses Tiger expects to release a new Life of Mine Plan for the assets in 6-8 weeks.
July 9, 2018 Private equity firm to deploy $550 million into mining sector Targeting close or ready for production.
July 8, 2018 South Africa mines minister delays finalisation of draft mining charter Uncertainty around the charter has deterred investment into a sector that accounts for 8 percent of gross domestic product in the world's top platinum producer.
BHP puts Anglo in ‘rearview mirror’ as CEO eyes Canada copper “I’m hopeful that in five years time, 10 years time, there’ll be further investments that we can make into Canadian resources, and specifically into copper,” Mike Henry said. December 19, 2025 | 12:32 pm
