October 13, 2020 BHP strikes heritage deal ahead of annual meeting Agreement with Australian Aboriginals defuses shareholder push to halt all mining on sacred Indigenous sites.
October 12, 2020 Trump didn’t save coal or steel – to be fair, no one could Many people believe that Trump never truly cared about bringing back coal or steel.
October 12, 2020 Funds’ faith in turbulent copper stirred, but not shaken Overall commitment to copper's bull narrative seems largely unshaken, says Andy Home.
October 12, 2020 Caterpillar bets on self-driving machines impervious to pandemics Sales of Caterpillar's autonomous technology for mining operations have been growing at a double-digit percentage clip this year.
October 12, 2020 China bans Australian coal imports as political relations sour China is also the key buyer of Australia’s most lucrative export, iron ore.
October 9, 2020 Supervisors at Escondida copper mine fail to reach labor deal Escondida could continue to operate even if the supervisors strike, but a walk-off could nonetheless create bottlenecks and slowdowns.
October 9, 2020 Chile has a calming message for car makers worried about lithium supplies Regulators in Chile say tougher environmental oversight won’t threaten future lithium production
October 9, 2020 Is gold market going back into the 1970s? The Fed’s new monetary regime takes us back to the 1960s and, possibly, to the 1970s.
October 9, 2020 Gold miner valuations low Short-term valuation analysis implies major gold stocks still have another 10-20% downside.
October 9, 2020 Kyrgyzstan political turmoil and mining jurisdiction risks Recent attack on Kyrgyz mines exemplifies the risks faced by mine operators.
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am