February 24, 2021 Copper price extends rally; producers wary of costs Mining firms in Chile, the world’s No.1 copper producer, warned that costs could rise as labor unions and vendors also try to cash in on the trend.
February 24, 2021 Alrosa reopens processing plant earlier than planned The plant is set to process 3 million tonnes of ore in 2021.
February 24, 2021 Nornickel shares drop after partial suspension of operations at two mines Company partially suspended operations at its Oktyabrsky and Taimyrsky mines in Siberia because it had detected an inflow of water underground.
February 24, 2021 Chile’s big copper producers cheer price spike; wary of costs High copper prices could give unionized workers leverage ahead of upcoming labor negotiations.
February 24, 2021 BHP and Aboriginal group probe fallen rock shelter in Western Australia BHP discovered the damage to the site of significance to the Banjima people on Jan. 29, as part of monitoring at its Mining Area C operations.
February 24, 2021 Fortescue apologizes for clearing land on Aboriginal sacred site The incident comes come barely a day after BHP reported rockfall damage to a culturally significant site in the Pilbara region.
February 23, 2021 Sibanye-Stillwater to invest in European lithium company Sibanye intends to make the project the first vertically integrated lithium producer in Europe
February 23, 2021 Copper supply expected to move into deficit in 2021, says StoneX Natalie Scott-Gray, a senior metals analyst at StoneX, forecasts copper demand in 2021 will rise by about 5% year-on-year.
February 23, 2021 Brazil Supreme Court rejects Brumadinho victims appeal Victims argued that the settlement was signed without their participation and that 20,000 people who were impacted by the disaster were excluded from the deal.
February 23, 2021 Copper price keeps soaring amid commodities rally Codelco warns that the spike in prices could drive up its costs.
Silver price extends volatile run with surge above $86 Spot prices rose as much as 6.6% to over $86 an ounce, near its highest in a week. February 11, 2026 | 08:38 am