May 3, 2021 Anglo American CEO: “45% of the world’s economic activity is driven by the mining sector” There remains a gulf between the public perception of mining and the reality of mining.
May 3, 2021 Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula to begin copper production within a month Overall construction of the Kamoa-Kakula project's first phase 3.8-Mtpa concentrator plant is 98% complete.
May 3, 2021 Major tin producer MSC won’t resume pre-covid output for 9 months MSC accounts for about 7% of global supplies estimated at around 330,000 tonnes last year.
May 3, 2021 World’s top miner warns against Chile’s mining tax BHP says charging higher rates at times of high prices for copper and lithium could scare global investors away.
May 3, 2021 Russell: China seeks to cool red-hot steel sector, and aims at Australia Beijing and Canberra have been at loggerheads for more than a year over a variety of political issues, but the fallout has been concentrated in trade.
May 1, 2021 Record metals prices catapult mining profits beyond big oil The mining windfall is the latest sign of a boom in iron ore, copper and other metals that’s sending an inflationary wave through the global economy.
April 30, 2021 Fresnillo chairman Alberto Baillères stepping down His son Alejandro Bailleres was named president of the five main firms comprising the business conglomerate Grupo Bal.
April 30, 2021 Hearings about Meliadine mine delayed as covid-19 cases rise Canada's Arctic territory Nunavut has delayed public hearings about a key water disposal project at Agnico Eagle Mines' gold mine as the region grapples with a new wave of coronavirus.
April 30, 2021 Codelco boosts output to tap copper price jump The state-owned producer churned out 386,000 metric tons from its own mines in Chile, up 7% from a year ago.
April 30, 2021 Vale unit fined over alleged Brazilian environmental irregularities Companhia Portuária Baía de Sepetiba, Vale's port subsidiary, was fined $430,348 after an inspection.
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
