October 18, 2021

Copper price surges past $11,000 on supply squeeze

Traders are paying huge premiums for quickly deliverable copper after stockpiles in the LME warehouse system tumbled to their lowest level in decades.

October 18, 2021

Nickel price shrugs off Vale Onça Puma halt after court order

According to a report from the NGO Finnwatch, Vale operations generated deforestation and polluted the Cateté river.

October 18, 2021

Flash method may allow quick recovery of precious metals from e-waste

Flash Joule heating is being proposed at Rice University as a mechanism to recover rhodium, palladium, gold and silver from electronic waste.

October 18, 2021

Gem Diamonds finds two high-quality stones at Letšeng

The miner has recovered 245-carat and 102-carat Type II white diamonds in Lesotho.

October 16, 2021

Scientists propose new ‘salty’ non-toxic gold extraction process

Researchers at Aalto University developed a method that uses chloride for the leaching and recovery of gold from ore.

October 15, 2021

BHP’s London investors back critiqued climate change plan

Miner won 83% support for its climate transition strategy despite concerns that the plan did not go far enough.

October 15, 2021

Alrosa says global stock of rough diamonds “minimal”

The world’s top diamond miner by output says demand increase has not been met with any "meaningful" supply response.

October 14, 2021

Iron ore price rebounds despite Chinese steel curbs

The Chinese government has asked mills in more cities in northern China to cut output from Nov. 15 to March 15.

October 14, 2021

Copper price tops $10,000 as energy crisis hits supply

Copper mining stocks jump as copper price rally gains momentum and traders scramble for prompt delivery of metal.

October 14, 2021

South32 buys stake in KGHM’s Chilean mine for $1.55bn

Sierra Gorda will be South32’s second-largest deal since it listed in 2015 and will add 70,000 to 80,000 tonnes of copper to its portfolio.