May 28, 2020 Lithium prices to bounce after 2022 When demand picks up, the supply side won’t be able to react quickly enough, says BMI.
May 27, 2020 Peru mining production to drop by 15% this year Large-scale mining would not be fully up and running until early June.
May 27, 2020 South Africa’s deep mines grapple with thousands returning to work Social distancing, screening and testing will hamper the country’s deep-level mines.
May 27, 2020 Pandemic to worsen copper glut in coming months IWCC expects global copper surplus to hit 285,000 tonnes this year and 675,000 tonnes in 2021.
May 26, 2020 Gold price drops as investors pile into equities Gold price fell to a two-week low, while the US stock market hit a nine-week high.
May 26, 2020 Pandemic to cut S.Africa’s mining output by 8-10% Harmony Gold CEO Peter Steenkamp said it would take a month for its mines to fully ramp up.
May 26, 2020 Scotiabank takes $168 million hit as it shuts historic gold unit The bank has been caught up in regulatory scrutiny of its precious metals trading.
May 26, 2020 Iron ore defies covid-19 gloom with bullish supply Softer export numbers from Australia and Brazil suggest that June may see a bit of a pullback in China’s imports.
May 26, 2020 USA Rare Earth finishes Phase 1 testing for Texas project USA Rare Earth plans to establish a domestic rare earths supply chain.
Europe trawls for alternative aluminum supply in face of Mozal shutdown The plant shipped almost 430,000 tons of aluminum to the EU in the first 10 months of 2025. December 16, 2025 | 12:25 pm
