January 20, 2021 China’s imports of Australian copper ore plunged to zero China's imports of copper concentrate from Australia dried up completely in December amid tense bilateral relations.
January 20, 2021 Antofagasta’s Los Pelambres expansion to cost an extra $400m The project's cost is now pegged at $1.7 billion.
January 19, 2021 Neo improves lithium carbonate purity level, shares up Neo Lithium's stock hit a 52-week high Tuesday and is up 55% YTD.
January 19, 2021 End of an era? LME proposes closure of open-outcry trade The LME floor closed in March 2020 for the first time since World War II to allow the social-distancing needed to deal with covid-19.
January 19, 2021 Kabanga, Tanzania to develop world’s largest nickel deposit The UK-based miner and Tanzania will jointly develop a project formerly owned by Barrick and Glencore.
January 18, 2021 Iron ore price rallies on record-breaking China steel output China's steel output crossed the 1 billion tonne mark for the first time.
January 18, 2021 China coal output rises to highest since 2015 China's coal mining sector was one of the first industries to resume operations when covid travel restrictions were gradually relaxed.
January 18, 2021 Gold price recovers despite stronger dollar Gold recovered from a near seven-week low on prospects of a historic US relief bill.
January 18, 2021 Barrick’s Bristow to buy diamond miner Barrick Gold’s president and CEO would add beleaguered Rockwell Diamonds to his personal portfolio if the miner agrees to delist and be taken private.
January 15, 2021 Gold’s Jobs Friday plunge Serious gold down days are nearly always driven by heavy speculator selling in super-leveraged gold futures.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
