February 26, 2018 Unloved platinum stocks show promise for $45 billion manager Some platinum stocks are looking attractive again as oversupply that depressed prices for years subsides.
February 26, 2018 BHP’s productivity gains are cheered by investors — and unions BHP has said it expects to deliver $2 billion of net productivity gains by the end of the 2019 financial year.
February 26, 2018 Freeport says no plans to sell Congo cobalt asset as buyers circle Freeport is looking at other options for the asset, including possibly a joint venture to develop the large cobalt project.
February 26, 2018 Norsk Hydro to buy Rio Tinto aluminum assets for $345 million The proposed acquisition also includes an offer for Rio’s 53% stake in the Aluchemie anode plant in the Netherlands and its 50% share in the Alufluor aluminum fluoride plant in…
February 26, 2018 Shipping gauge shows iron ore, copper prices heading for fall CHART: Baltic Dry Index has plummeted 32% since December, opening up huge gap to closely correlated industrial metal prices.
February 25, 2018 Nickel-copper-cobalt find vaults Vancouver junior to top of TSX-V ranking Garibaldi Resources beats out tech, energy, life sciences firms for Toronto market's annual crown with 2,351% market cap gain and 150m shares traded.
February 25, 2018 Burkina Faso seeks new partner for $1 billion manganese project Burkina Faso is looking for a new partner to mine the world’s largest manganese deposit after rights disputes thwarted two earlier attempts.
February 23, 2018 Galician MP denounces tailings pond breach Lídia Senra filed a complaint before the European Commission denouncing the breach of a tailings pond in the Touro municipality.
February 23, 2018 Vancouver company obtains positive results in process of extracting metals from petcoke MGX Minerals will proceed with its previously announced partnership with Highbury Energy.
February 23, 2018 German scientists to build machine that speeds up urban mining processes Some urban mining already takes place in the EU but it involves melting devices together in a furnace and removing the most valuable metals.
Gold price to glitter again next year despite biggest gain since 1979 Analysts at JP Morgan, Bank of America and Metals Focus now see bullion hitting $5,000 per troy ounce in 2026. December 17, 2025 | 08:56 am