February 16, 2021 BHP’s outlook, record dividend fuel supercycle talk The world's no. 1 miner rewarded investors with a record $5.1bn first-half dividend and forecasted a “very constructive” outlook for the commodities market fundamentals.
February 15, 2021 English court rules against Sierra Leone in SL Mining jurisdiction case Formal arbitration proceedings have yet to begin as Sierra Leone had sought to challenge the ICC's jurisdiction.
February 15, 2021 ALROSA sells $10m at year’s first diamond auction in Dubai Demand for our rough began to recover late last year and now remains stable, the miner said.
February 15, 2021 Graphene “nano-origami” creates tiniest microchips ever Researchers believe this next generation of microchips could lead to computers and phones running thousands of times faster.
February 15, 2021 Indonesia’s Antam targets 77% y/y jump in nickel ore output The state-controlled miner is planning to increase its nickel ore output to 8.44 million wet metric tonnes this year.
February 15, 2021 Congo president names mining company CEO as prime minister Sama Lukonde Kyenge, CEO of Gecamines, has been named prime minister of the world’s biggest cobalt producer.
February 14, 2021 Drones reveal previously unknown features of Roman-era gold operations Mines in León, Spain, constitute Europe’s largest ancient mining infrastructure and host a 1,200-kilometre hydraulic network.
February 14, 2021 Eleven killed in rebel raids on Congo’s second city Lubumbashi is the capital of the mineral-rich province of Haut-Katanga, where Ivanhoe and MMG have concessions.
February 14, 2021 Botswana names Canadian firm as preferred bidder for copper mine The African country picked Premium Nickel Resources as the preferred bidder for its shuttered copper mining group BCL Ltd.
February 14, 2021 Lithium could help control extreme heat in future fusion facilities Injecting pellets of lithium into a tokamak’s divertor could help control high-risk conditions.
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am
