Maricunga salt flats exploration ‘extraordinarily successful’, says Codelco

The investment bank says its forecasts for major rises in raw materials this year hadn’t panned out so far, but calls for a major rally.

Argentina has been lobbying to get in on President Joe Biden’s electric-vehicle drive.

The Gundlach ratio, which measures the relationship between copper and gold, is trading near the lowest levels since the start of 2021.

Firms in the materials sector have raised C$1.6 billion on the Toronto Stock Exchange since the beginning of 2023.

Western European primary aluminum production has been sliding since 2017.

Australian cargoes in April of mostly thermal coal for power plants surged 75% from the prior month.

The total inventories in Gwangyang surged by 20,875 tonnes, bringing the total in all global LME storage facilities to 575,875 tonnes.

Women currently hold 14% of all mining executive positions and 12.3% of board roles, data showed.

The two countries have reached an agreement to coordinate polices and investment to support the industry's growth.