June 30, 2021 Glencore paid $5.8bn to governments in 2020 Payments to governments in 2020 were lower due to pandemic disruption.
June 29, 2021 McEwen lines up copper partner as surging prices spur interest Company is said to be in talks to sell a stake in a copper project in Argentina.
June 29, 2021 Rio Tinto declares force majeure at Richards Bay after violence Mining and smelting operations have been halted due to "an escalation in the security situation at the operations."
June 29, 2021 Chile’s top mining firms hope senate may modify higher royalty tax Chile's top private miners see as "very good news" what they called a "change of tack" by senators considering a stiffer tax on mining royalties.
June 29, 2021 Falco Resources, Glencore ink deal for Horne 5 project development in Quebec To access the gold-silver-copper-zinc deposit, Falco needs to rehabilitate an existing shaft, owned by Glencore.
June 29, 2021 Strike at Vale’s Sudbury operation strains battery nickel supply Since the Vale strike began, the premium on briquette has risen 24%.
June 29, 2021 Vale commits $122 million to extend Manitoba nickel mines life The investment, Vale's largest single one made at its Thompson operations, will extend current mining activities by 10 years.
June 29, 2021 Sumitomo Metal sees global nickel demand for battery use to rise 18% in 2021 Company said demand of nickel used in rechargeable batteries will increase to 228,000 tonnes in 2021 from 193,000 tonnes in 2020.
June 29, 2021 Lithium nationalism taking root in region with most resources Politicians in Latin America, which holds more than half the world’s lithium resources, are looking to increase the role of the state in the sector.
June 28, 2021 In last deal, Glasenberg bets on coal’s long, lucrative twilight In his last days on the job, Ivan Glasenberg made one last deal, spending $588 million buying out the partners in the Cerrajon mine in Colombia.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says Lithium is emerging from a period of oversupply after record-high prices spurred supply growth at a time of disappointing demand. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
