May 20, 2021 China’s largest jewellery retailer backs mined diamonds Partnership between diamond miners and Chow Tai Fook aims to boost demand for mined rocks in China, particularly among young consumers.
May 20, 2021 The great commodities boom of 2021 is facing its first big test Commodities rally is wavering on worries about faster inflation, Federal Reserve hints at easing stimulus and China’s warning over measures to cool price spikes.
May 19, 2021 BHP announces first production from South Flank BHP’s South Flank project is expected to produce 145 million tonnes of iron ore each year.
May 19, 2021 Pandemic wiped out four years of growth for top British Columbia miners After returning close to 2016 levels in 2019, BC mining companies are hit hard by pandemic.
May 19, 2021 Mining copper tailings could answer supply deficits later this decade Copper miners are taking another look at extracting value from their waste rock dumps thanks to the record recent copper price rally and the application of new technology.
May 19, 2021 Imperial Metals launches $49.6m rights offering The proceeds will be used to fund work at the copper-gold Red Chris mine in British Columbia and repay short-term debt.
May 19, 2021 First Quantum sells 30% of Ravensthorpe mine for $240m Company agreed to sell stake in its nickel mine in Western Australia to South Korean steelmaker POSCO.
May 19, 2021 India’s covid crisis hits De Beers diamond sales India, where the majority of diamonds are cut and polished, is grappling with one of the world’s deadliest surge in infections.
May 19, 2021 Metso Outotec to start recycling electronic waste The Finnish company announced the launching of its eScrap solutions portfolio.
May 19, 2021 Canada has “right ingredients” to be EV battery leader Report shows that having most of the highly-demanded battery materials is not enough and outlines a set of immediate must-dos for Canada to get into the battery game.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
