September 16, 2020 Russia considers mineral extraction tax rise Russia is considering tripling the mineral extraction tax on metals and fertiliser producers to raise revenues, although the Kremlin said no decision had yet been taken.
September 16, 2020 BHP says traditional owners should weigh in on cultural heritage inquiry BHP said gag clauses in land agreements won't be enforced if Aboriginal groups publicly object to its management of their cultural heritage.
September 15, 2020 Ivanhoe’s Congo mine productivity peerless among copper giants GRAPHIC: Not just massive in scale, every tonne of copper ore milled at Kamoa-Kakula will be worth $286 – 9 times richer than Escondida, 35 times Morenci.
September 15, 2020 US to remove tariffs on Canadian aluminum, Ottawa drops threat of retaliation Imports from Canada are expected to “normalize” to 70,000 to 83,000 tonnes per month in the last four months of 2020.
September 15, 2020 B2Gold shrugs off coup to boost output in Mali The company is increasing production at Fekola by more than a third to over 620,000 ounces this year.
September 15, 2020 Juukan Gorge is a watershed moment for the world’s miners Miners have been given notice that shareholders expect a zero-failure operational model.
September 15, 2020 BP says the era of oil demand growth is over BP’s energy outlook shows consumption slumping 50% by 2050 in one scenario, and by almost 80% in another.
September 14, 2020 Copper price forecast up on buoyant demand – report Fitch has raised its average price forecast for 2021 to $6,300/tonne.
September 14, 2020 The $88 trillion world economy in one chart The United States continues to have the top GDP, accounting for nearly one-quarter of the world economy. China also continued to grow its share of global GDP, going from 15.9%…
September 14, 2020 Iron ore price jumps to fresh 6-year high on China building boom Iron price above $130 a tonne for the first time since January 2014 as construction leading indicator – excavator sales – surge 51%.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm