September 4, 2020 Pandemic to accelerate industry automation – report Fitch predicts miners will explore options to shorten and simplify supply chains.
September 4, 2020 Gold stock correction mode Gold miners’ stocks are mired in correction mode, which isn’t surprising after their mighty post-stock-panic upleg.
September 4, 2020 Europe joins global scramble for critical minerals Europe has belatedly woken up to the fact it has a metals problem.
September 4, 2020 Freeport Indonesia expects sales jump after transition to underground mine Sales of copper in 2021 are expected to jump to 1.4 billion lbs while gold sales are expected to increase to 1.4 million ounces.
September 4, 2020 China’s aluminum import surge a sign of global disconnect China’s once-in-a-decade aluminum trade inversion is first and foremost down to the arbitrage window that opened in the second quarter.
September 3, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Cobalt prices surge on electronics boom, Friedland’s Nimba iron ore project, gold price falls on economic recovery hopes, and more.
September 3, 2020 Copper heads for historic squeeze with China’s demand red hot Traders and analysts say those dwindling spot reserves could trigger a further surge in prices.
September 3, 2020 Prosecutors ask court to remove Vale managers Federal prosecutors in Brazil accuse executives of disregarding safety methods in the aftermath of two deadly mining disasters.
September 3, 2020 EU adds lithium to critical raw materials list Move is part of a broader plan to cut reliance on imported supply of key commodities, including rare earths and cobalt.
September 2, 2020 Traxys to sell Wheaton’s cobalt metal – sources Trading firm has won a tender to sell cobalt metal for the miner, in a deal that propels it into the big league to rival the likes of Glencore.
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
