March 5, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners; Rio Tinto, Mongolia reach new Oyu Tolgoi expansion plan deal; Copper price crashes through $4.00, down 7%.
March 5, 2021 Gold price: 3… 2… 1… Let the corrective rally begin Gold has a bright future ahead, but not before it goes through a medium-term decline after this corrective rally is over.
March 5, 2021 Gold’s momentum selloff The relentless selling since early January had nothing to do with gold’s strong fundamentals; instead it was purely momentum-driven.
March 5, 2021 Alphamin sees record tin production in Q4, shares up The Q4 output exceeded its previous guidance of 2,600-2,800 tonnes.
March 5, 2021 Bank of America, Morgan Stanley win dismissal of metals spoofing litigation US District Judge said the 2019 lawsuit over alleged spoofing in gold, silver, platinum and palladium futures from 2007 to 2014 was filed long after the two-year federal statute of…
March 5, 2021 LME’s plan to end open outcry meets growing resistance The London Metal Exchange’s proposal to end 144 years of open outcry trading is running into opposition from both brokers and industrial users.
March 5, 2021 Shandong Yulong Gold to buy Australia’s Barto for $188m in debt Barto's operations, in the Southern Cross greenstone belt, are currently managed on behalf of Shandong Tianye by West Perth-based explorer Minjar Gold.
March 5, 2021 Tesla gets involved in New Caledonia mine to secure nickel supply Tesla will be a “technical and industrial partner" in the Goro nickel mine, which is being acquired by a consortium led by Trafigura.
March 4, 2021 Copper price crashes through $4.00, down 7% Massive selloff in industrial metals wipes billions off mining stocks – Freeport down 14%, Rio Tinto 11% for the week.
March 4, 2021 Battery grade lithium prices in China surge 68% "Three years of falling lithium prices failed to incentivise sufficient investment into supply chains, leading to greater risks of price volatility as battery demand ramps up."
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
