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."
March 4, 2021 Nickel price drops most since 2016 on Tsingshan deal The nickel and stainless steel giant will provide 100,000 tonnes of nickel matte to Huayou Cobalt and battery materials maker CNGR Advanced Material.
March 4, 2021 Gold price slump led to $4.6bn monthly loss in ETFs Global ETFs have retraced the last six months of overall inflows over the past four months, the WGC says.
March 4, 2021 Global copper smelting edges lower in February due to Chinese holiday The decline in China was partially offset by gains in Europe and North America.
March 4, 2021 Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners Resource nationalism has been on the rise over the past year, but Verisk Maplecroft believes the worst is yet to come for miners as governments try to claw back the…
March 3, 2021 Price queries soar after halt of open outcry trading, LME says The 144-year-old exchange published data for the first time about the number of challenges to provisional prices at the close of trade.
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