April 16, 2019 China’s Fujian launches plant for high nickel battery materials The first phase of a 40,000-tonne per year battery cathode material project in China's Fujian province has been put into production.
April 16, 2019 Zinc bears on the attack again after LME stocks rise Funds have pounced on the stocks signal as evidence that zinc's period of maximum supply tightness is now passing.
April 16, 2019 Rio Tinto warning may rupture mining industry into green and dirty Rio Tinto's warning to mining lobby groups that they have to acknowledge the threat of climate change is likely a sign that the industry will inevitably fracture into two camps.
April 16, 2019 Australia’s flood-damaged Mt Isa zinc railway to reopen April 29 The 1,000-km rail line is used by miners including Glencore, MMG Ltd and South 32 to carry zinc and lead concentrate.
April 16, 2019 Hecla Mining’s water permit for Montana mine revoked Licence would have allowed Hecla to pump groundwater to supply the proposed copper and silver mine beneath a Montana wilderness area.
April 16, 2019 Anti-mining activists in South Africa face harassment, death — report Opponents to mining projects in South Africa are often harassed, threatened and sometimes even killed, according to a report by a group of human rights advocates including Human Rights Watch.
April 16, 2019 Waterton takes Hudbay Minerals to court The Canadian miner's second-largest investor, Waterton Global Resource Management, has filed a lawsuit against the base metals producer in a bid to constrain its ability to solicit proxies.
April 15, 2019 Chinese refineries can’t get enough copper concentrate At the current rate China is forecast to import a record 22.4 million tonnes of copper ore and concentrate this year.
April 15, 2019 Taseko stock gets boost on first copper production in Arizona Taseko’s Florence production test facility is fully operational and producing copper.
April 15, 2019 BHP Canada makes strategic investment in Midland Exploration BHP is acquiring 3.44 million units of Midland at $1.70 per unit for $5.9 million.
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
