April 28, 2021 Recycled metals could meet a significant part of the rising demand from EVs —report Metal recovery from recycling of lithium-ion batteries varies from 10% for copper to 80% for cobalt.
April 28, 2021 Interview – Tom Butler, former ICMM CEO: Holistic approach needed to minimize risk at tailings dams The next big piece of work on tailings is the implementation guidance, said former International Council on Mining and Metals chief executive.
April 28, 2021 Interview – Adam Matthews, Church of England Pensions Board: “In five years you will see a very different landscape in tailings management” The Global Tailings Review (GTR) released last year the first-ever Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, aimed at strengthening current best practices around tailings dams in the mining sector.
April 28, 2021 Interview – CEMI CEO Doug Morrison: “The delay in getting approval for mining projects is almost all related to environmental impact” Company is looking for useful ways to use the benign tail that is left behind.
April 28, 2021 Interview — Eduardo Ruiz, Amphos2: “The trend is to design tailing facilities that have less water” Standards are definitely improving with more automatization, control and monitoring, says Amphos21 general manager.
April 28, 2021 Iron ore price retreats on price control worries The China Iron and Steel Association said on Tuesday that fast-rising iron ore prices are "unreasonable."
April 27, 2021 Copper price flies high, but further out forecasts are grim Out of a panel of over two dozens banks, brokers and economists, Goldman Sachs alone sees gains from current levels.
April 27, 2021 Mining giant Chile flush with cash as copper price soars Sky-rocketing copper prices, combined with a major bump in economic activity expected as a result of its fast-paced vaccination drive could see Chile's gross domestic product jump 6% in 2021.
April 27, 2021 Iron ore price extends rally while China steel body calls for more government action Chinese Iron and Steel Association wants China's securities regulator to pay more attention to improving current futures rules.
April 27, 2021 Global steel boom builds as rampant demand overwhelms supply The world outside China is finally catching up with the Asian steel giant’s already strong markets.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am