August 6, 2021 New EV battery designs unlikely to dampen metals demand, miners say Mining companies say they do not fear a plan by China's CATL to make an electric vehicle (EV) battery without lithium or other key metals.
August 6, 2021 Albemarle sees inflation as speed bump in supply growth Labor tightness in Western Australia has caused a three-month delay at the Kemerton II expansion.
August 6, 2021 AngloGold plunges as key African mine may stay shut all year The company lowered its output goal by about 12% after removing planned gold from the Obuasi operation.
August 6, 2021 Copper price gains as world’s biggest mine preps for strike “Dr. Copper is supposed to give a good reading of how the economy is doing, and I think we are in limbo phase right now,” said WisdomTree analyst Nitesh Shah.
August 6, 2021 China Moly commits $2.5 billion to double Tenke Fungurume copper, cobalt output Project at the Congo-based mine, one of the world’s largest copper-cobalt deposits, is expected to be completed in 2023.
August 5, 2021 Union at Escondida mine in Chile asks members to prepare for strike More than 2,000 union members rejected owner BHP Group Ltd's latest contract offer at the end of last week.
August 5, 2021 Peruvian miners open to discussing modifications to tax stability agreements A new administration led by Pedro Castillo, an elementary school teacher, is seeking to increase taxes on miners to fund social programs.
August 5, 2021 Rio Tinto’s Holden mine remediation leads to land conservation in Washington State The Holden mine has been closed since the 1950’s. Rio Tinto assumed financial responsibility for remediation when it acquired Alcan.
August 5, 2021 BHP board approves $544 million spend for Shenzi North oil project development Production is expected to begin in the 2024 financial year.
August 5, 2021 Diamond sales at De Beers’ Botswana unit rebound as global market recovers Exports of diamonds from Debswana stood at $1.702 billion in the first half of the year.
Op-Ed: America can’t defend itself with Chinese minerals US is building new critical-mineral processing facilities from Texas to Tennessee, but without new sources of raw material, those plants will sit idle. January 23, 2026 | 12:56 pm
