December 14, 2018 China’s GEM is said to stop buying cobalt from Glencore Last week Glencore warned that some buyers in China reneged on contracts after seeing prices plunge, forcing the company to renegotiate the commercial terms of the deals.
December 14, 2018 Mineral Resources inks $1.15B lithium JV deal with Albemarle The joint venture will allow the American lithium producer, the world’s No. 1, to expand its presence in Australia.
December 13, 2018 Indonesia’s Silkroad Nickel inks $290m offtake agreement The deal is to supply 15 million tonnes of nickel ore over a period of five to eight years, beginning March 2020.
December 13, 2018 Cuba sees nickel output topping 50,000 tonnes Nickel is one of Cuba’s most important exports, but revenue from it has suffered in recent years due to a decline in production and prices.
December 13, 2018 Bacanora Lithium seeks listing of German unit in 2019 The company plans to move forward with the plan only once the feasibility study at its Zinnwald project is completed, in the second quarter of next year.
December 13, 2018 Workers at Codelco’s iconic Chuquicamata mine down tools World's No. 1 copper producer says mine operating normally despite labour unrest.
December 12, 2018 Power Ore buys former Falconbridge Opemiska complex The complex produced more than 1.0 billion lb. of copper and almost 206,000 oz. of gold.
December 12, 2018 Northern Graphite tweaks Bissett Creek numbers The after tax NPV at an 8% discount is now $198 million.
December 12, 2018 Fura Gems advances Coscuez emerald project in Colombia The Coscuez mine has produced some of the best emeralds from Colombia’s Muzo region for more than 300 years.
December 12, 2018 Germany secures access to world’s second-largest lithium deposit The partners expect to produce up to 40,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide per year beginning in 2022.
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am
