October 24, 2022 Ecuador residents seek referendum to block mining projects Residents of Ecuador's capital Quito on Monday delivered hundreds of thousands of signatures to the country's electoral court in a bid to ban mining.
October 24, 2022 US mining sanctions take aim at Nicaragua’s Ortega Biden has signed an executive order that includes the authority to ban US companies from doing business in Nicaragua's gold industry.
October 24, 2022 China’s billion-dollar cash-for-copper trade grinds to a halt The Chinese copper market is at its tightest in more than a decade as traders pay massive premiums for immediate supplies.
October 24, 2022 Analysis: Biden’s EV minerals cash fruitless without permitting reform President Joe Biden last week doled out $2.8-billion to miners developing new US sources of lithium, nickel, copper, and other EV minerals.
October 24, 2022 LME adds artisanal mining to green register, sets 2040 net-zero goal LMEpassport will now also include standards regarding artisanal mining.
October 21, 2022 LME Week: cocktails, canapés and crises Trading volumes have been sliding sharply since the nickel blow-out in March and there's lingering uncertainty as to the future of the exchange's iconic open outcry trading ring, writes Andy…
October 21, 2022 Copper faces long-term shortage as demand outruns supply BHP CEO Mike Henry said the market will be in “a little bit oversupply” in the next few years, before tightening up toward the end of the decade.
October 21, 2022 BHP chief executive cautiously optimistic about China’s economic growth The International Monetary Fund forecasts China's GDP will expand by just 3.2% this year, down from 8.1% growth in 2021.
October 20, 2022 All the metals we mined in 2021: Visualized The world mined 2.8 billion tonnes of metals in 2021. This infographic visualizes them all on the same scale.
October 20, 2022 CHARTS: “Almost unattainable” gap between green energy copper demand and mining supply New report estimates 1 million additional tonnes of copper supply is needed per year to meet climate goals. The tally so far in 2022? 260,000 tonnes.
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