April 22, 2024 Copper demand to boom as new technology drives power consumption, Trafigura says It is estimated that one third of the 10 million tons of new demand would come from the electric vehicle sector.
April 21, 2024 China is front and center of gold’s record-breaking rally Juicing gold's rally is unrelenting Chinese demand, as retail shoppers, fund investors, futures traders and even the central bank look to bullion as a store of value in uncertain times.
April 19, 2024 Glencore and Trafigura’s sanctions games are draining the LME The world’s two biggest metals traders plan to withdraw the metal to profit from a new multi-tiered system created by the sanctions.
April 19, 2024 Albemarle amongst recipients of tax credits under Biden’s clean energy drive Thirty five projects got a total of $1.93 billion in tax credits.
April 19, 2024 Congo copper mine suspended amid radiation concerns The La Compagnie Minière de Musonoie project, known as COMMUS, is held 72% by Zijin and 28% by Gecamines.
April 19, 2024 UAE giant eyes majority stake in Vedanta’s Zambian mines in expansion drive The unit of International Holding Company recently made an offer of more than $1 billion to buy a 51% stake in Konkola Copper Mines.
April 19, 2024 African critical minerals output could reach $2 trillion by 2050 Global revenue from mining copper, cobalt, lithium and nickel could reach $16 trillion in current dollar terms over the next quarter century, says IMF.
April 19, 2024 US restricts drilling and mining in Alaska wilderness, angering state leaders The Interior Department finalized a regulation to block oil and gas development on 40% of Alaska's National Petroleum Preserve.
April 18, 2024 Africa’s lithium supply to almost triple this year – Benchmark Mineral Intelligence In 2023, the region contributed 4% to global lithium production, but this year it's expected to reach 10%.
April 18, 2024 Panama election unlikely to shift outlook for First Quantum’s copper mine Among the five frontrunners for presidency, three have vowed to continue with the plans to close the Cobre Panama mine.
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
