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 Evolution Metals bids for NA Lithium assets with US support Bid lays the framework for a partnership between Investissement Québec, the US government and EMC.
January 19, 2021 Cobalt price rally lifts EV Metal Index to fresh record high Cobalt use in newly-sold electric cars sets record and prices jump to 21-month high, lifting overall index to fresh monthly record.
January 19, 2021 Trapped China gold miners get porridge, blankets, one miner in coma A total of 22 workers were left trapped in the Hushan mine, in Shandong province, after an explosion on Jan. 10.
January 19, 2021 SolGold CEO to retire after shareholder pressure Resignation comes a month after Nick Mather was handed a strong rebuke at the company’s annual meeting, when nearly half of shareholders voted against his reappointment to the board.
January 19, 2021 Covid-restrictions force Lithium Australia out of Germany The miner said that restrictions rendered the work in Saxony’s Ore Mountains “almost impossible.”
January 18, 2021 Trevali meets 2020 production guidance The miner generated 313 million lb. of zinc in 2020, in line with its guidance for 312 million lb. to 327 million lb. for the year.
January 18, 2021 Lithium Americas shares surge on Thacker Pass approval The US Bureau of Land Management gave final approval to the lithium mine in Nevada.
January 18, 2021 Sensemetrics launches Thread X3 The company aims to bring secure, cloud-managed IIoT to distributed environments.
January 18, 2021 At least 12 workers trapped in China gold mine are still alive A total of 22 workers were trapped in the Hushan mine, in Shandong province, after the blast on Jan. 10.
Copper price spreads ease in sign squeeze will prove short-lived Contracts maturing tomorrow closed at a $2 premium to those expiring a day later, after the one-day spread briefly spiked to a huge premium of $100 a ton. January 21, 2026 | 07:25 am
