May 19, 2020 Covid-19 impact on platinum less than feared — report Total demand in Q1 2020 declined by 5%, while supply decreased by 19%.
May 19, 2020 China shifts policy tack to plug its copper scrap gap Imports of higher-grade copper scrap have been reclassified from “waste” to “resource”.
May 19, 2020 Vale after NYC real estate moguls for Simandou compensation Vale alleges the $500 million it paid BSGR to partner in Guinea was fraudulently funnelled into Manhattan's real estate market.
May 19, 2020 Tianqi Lithium 6% stake up for sale Move by Chengdu Tianqi Industry Group, which holds 36.04% in the lithium miner, seeks to shore up finances.
May 18, 2020 Covid-19 impact on iron ore market — report Fitch now expects iron ore production to grow by 0.8% y-o-y in 2020 compared with 4.7% y-o-y in 2019.
May 18, 2020 Sierra Leone detains five expatriate managers at iron ore mine The arrests come amid the SL Mining’s legal battle with the government.
May 18, 2020 Gold price backs off from new 7-year high Gold fell from a fresh seven-year high on Monday as early results from a coronavirus vaccine trial showed promising results.
May 15, 2020 Nickel, cobalt prices benefit as electric car action shifts to Europe MINING.COM EV Metal Index tracking value of metals in newly-sold EVs globally rebound as nickel, cobalt-rich batteries favoured in EU and US gain traction.
May 15, 2020 Gold price eyes 7-year high on second virus wave fears Silver also rallied to its highest in two months.
May 15, 2020 Turquoise Hill expects Oyu Tolgoi blowout to top $1.8bn Oyu Tolgoi's operator also narrowed the estimated 16-30 months delay in the completion of the underground expansion to a 21-29-months range.
Copper price: Strains deepen as global smelting activity hits decade low Copper prices are under renewed pressure after satellite data showed 1.2 million tonnes of January smelter capacity outside China went idle. February 12, 2026 | 11:01 am
