April 29, 2024 Iron ore is tight and will pass $100 test in 2024, HSBC says Iron ore has had a bumpy ride this year, slumping by almost a third in the first quarter on concerns over weakening Chinese demand.
April 29, 2024 Endeavour Mining pours first gold at Senegal mine expansion It has poured first gold from its Sabodala Massawa mine expansion two years after starting the $290 million project.
April 28, 2024 BHP mega bid and $10,000 copper expose mining’s biggest problem The biggest producers all want to increase copper output to take advantage of rising demand for electric vehicles, grid infrastructure and data centers.
April 28, 2024 Saudi Arabia set on securing lithium for EV ambitions Saudi Arabia is committed to sourcing lithium from overseas as it looks to produce EV batteries and invest in the electric vehicle sector.
April 26, 2024 Mexico notches win in labor dispute over alleged violations at mine The US had requested a probe last year into alleged workers rights abuses at a Grupo Mexico mine in the central state of Zacatecas.
April 26, 2024 BHP’s bid for Anglo casts cloud over $9 billion fertilizer mine BHP is already building its own giant fertilizer project in Canada, called Jansen, to which it’s already committed more than $10 billion.
April 26, 2024 Brazil iron ore exports seen surging in 2024 if rivers stay high Miners have told Navios South American Logistics they could ship eight million to 10 million tons of iron ore this year.
April 26, 2024 China could hinder BHP’s bid to become top copper producer The deal comes just as Chinese copper processors are struggling to turn a profit on supplies from miners like BHP.
April 26, 2024 London’s mining crown under threat from $39 billion Anglo bid BHP's attempt to swallow up Anglo American is the latest threat to one of the London market’s most-prized sectors.
April 26, 2024 Rising copper demand spurs search for alternative climate solutions CRU, a metals consultant, sees demand increasing about 40% by 2050 even if cleaner technologies aren’t rolled out aggressively.
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