October 1, 2020 Vale resumes operations at Viga in Minas Gerais This is the second time Vale has suspended operations at the waste disposal plant, with impact to production, since acquiring it in August last year.
October 1, 2020 Copper price in biggest drop since height of pandemic Copper price rally comes to abrupt halt with 6% fall on Thursday as stockpiles balloon despite heavy Chinese buying.
October 1, 2020 Gold price jumps on US stimulus hopes Spot gold rose 1.1% after recording its biggest monthly drop in nearly four years.
October 1, 2020 Trump issues new order to spur rare earths mining Executive order declares a national emergency in the mining industry, a move aimed at expanding domestic production of rare earths.
September 30, 2020 Iron ore price jumps 5% after Vale suspension "Supply disruption could provide short-term support to the market, which has eased from six-year highs earlier this month."
September 30, 2020 Copper price surges on booming Chinese factories Gauge of manufacturing shows new orders at China's factories jumping to 9-year high as top copper consumer enters "above-trend growth" period.
September 30, 2020 Kinross to acquire 70% of Peak Gold in Alaska for $93m The open-pit project is expected to start production in 2024.
September 30, 2020 SolGold’s pre-feasibility study for Alpala delayed Covid-19 restrictions limited physical access to the site, resulting in critical data not being available to complete the study by end of September.
September 29, 2020 US coal suffers one-two punch as plants shut, miner deal nixed Independent power producer Vistra said it would shutter seven plants, while Peabody and Arch Resources scrapped a planned JV aimed at cutting production costs.
September 29, 2020 JPMorgan admits spoofing by 15 traders, two desks in record deal Over eight years, traders at the biggest US bank caused losses of more than $300 million to other participants, according to court filings.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
