May 16, 2017 These 5 trends will boost copper demand Increasing demand for efficient building systems, electric vehicles and renewables generation could add more than 4 million tonnes of annual copper use by 2030, a study shows.
May 16, 2017 BHP’s Mackenzie, Elliot Management face off US activist investor steps up pressure on BHP to ditch petroleum. Mackenzie says company already knows what to do to lift value by 50% and double return on capital.
May 15, 2017 Teck dam deal brings giant Chile copper project in focus Report says $1.2B hydro sale could provide Vancouver-based company the cash cushion to decide on 270,000 tonnes a year Chile copper mine expansion.
May 15, 2017 Incredible platinum uses How platinum is used in technologies from pacemakers to fibre-glass...
May 15, 2017 London Royal Mint launches its first ever platinum bullion products The Royal Mint has timed its first entry into the platinum bullion market to coincide with London Platinum Week.
May 15, 2017 Chinalco wants to be sole owner of world’s largest iron ore deposit Move comes barely seven months after Rio Tinto agreed to sell it its stake in Simandou for up to $1.3 billion.
May 15, 2017 BHP ditching ‘Billiton’ in $10 million rebranding move Move comes on the heels of calls from shareholders including activist investor Elliott Management and Australia’s Tribeca Investment Partners for a change of BHP's corporate structure.
May 12, 2017 EPA, Northern Dynasty settle dispute over Pebble mine Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has injected new life into the long-stalled and controversial copper-gold-silver project near Bristol Bay, southwest Alaska.
May 11, 2017 Global silver output falls for first time in 14 years Global silver production dropped last year for the first time since 2002 driven by lower by-product output from the lead/zinc and gold sectors, as well as a sharp decline of…
May 11, 2017 KGHM says phase two of Sierra Gorda copper mine in Chile will never happen The Polish company, Europe's second-largest copper producer, said that given current macro conditions the plan had lost sense.
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
