May 5, 2019 Zambia’s finance minister says tax reforms needed to cut debt The proposed tax change in Africa's second biggest copper producing nation has upset the mining community.
May 3, 2019 Australian battery materials plant eyes financing deal by end-June Australian Mines aims to produce 53,300 tonnes of nickel sulphate and 8,500 of cobalt sulphate a year, making it a sizeable producer of the materials used in lithium batteries for…
May 3, 2019 Miner Boliden Q1 core profit tops forecasts Operating profit fell to 2.05 billion Swedish crowns from 2.72 billion a year earlier, beating the 1.99 billion seen by analysts in a Reuters poll.
May 3, 2019 Miners in Congo face subcontracting limits under new rules The new mining code that Congo passed last year confirmed that subcontracting in the mining industry will be limited to companies of which the majority of capital is held by…
May 3, 2019 Base metals give ground as manufacturing clouds darken London Metal Exchange (LME) copper slumped 3% on Wednesday and has slid further to a three-month low.
May 3, 2019 Rio Tinto speeds up exploration at Winu copper find in Western Australia Rio has so far drilled 24 holes at the site and will continue extensive drilling in months to come as part of its $250 million exploration program.
May 3, 2019 Tesla warns of coming battery minerals shortage The electric vehicles pioneer is worried about the effects of booming demand for EVs will have on the supply of minerals needed to manufacture rechargeable batteries.
May 3, 2019 Hudbay Minerals settles board battle with shareholder Waterton Canadian miner will elect 11 nominees of Waterton Global Resource Management, its second largest shareholder, as part of the settlement that ends a long-dragged out battle over control of Hudbay.
May 2, 2019 Automation overhaul at Matsa’s Spanish copper mines RCT has finished a major automation project at Matsa Resources’ Aguas Teñidas and Magdalena mines in the Huelva province of Spain.
May 2, 2019 Sibanye says platinum mine shaft shut until official probe 1,800 workers at the Rustenburg mine were trapped for as long as 10 hours on Tuesday after an accident with an underground transport system.
EU risks slow demise of aluminum industry if carbon tax not scrapped, Constellium CEO says The upcoming tax - coupled with concerns over supply - has pushed up European premiums for physical metal to a 10-month high. December 05, 2025 | 10:47 am
