January 21, 2020

Indonesian mining giant seeks to triple aluminum production

PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium will be expanding operations to the island of Borneo.

January 21, 2020

Global output drop fails to disperse aluminium gloom

Global aluminium production fell by 1.0% last year in its first annual contraction since 2009.

January 20, 2020

Funds buy into copper as trade war uncertainty lifts

Funds have been holding a net long position on the CME copper contract since the beginning of this year.

January 10, 2020

US to impose sanctions on Iran’s metal exports and leaders

The administration first prepared the sanctions in December, before tensions escalated between the US and Iran.

January 10, 2020

As metal trade shrinks, exchanges fight back with new products

It was a year to forget for many of the base metals with copper, aluminium, zinc and lead closing out 2019 little changed from year-start levels.

January 7, 2020

Base metals hope for manufacturing recovery in 2020

Most analysts are looking for something better this year but the early indications are that bulls will have to be patient.

January 6, 2020

Chalco ships first cargo from Guinea bauxite project

Boffa is slated to eventually produce 12 million tonnes of bauxite per year.

January 2, 2020

Top 50 biggest mining companies enter 2020 near $1 trillion value

MINING.COM’s ranking of the world’s 50 largest mining companies based on market value shows a revived industry entering the 2020s, but with […]

December 13, 2019

Bearish outlook for metal prices for 2020 — report

But demand for lithium and cobalt is set to improve next year.

December 12, 2019

An abundance of aluminium scrap to spur US recyclers

Valued for its lightness and anti-corrosive properties, demand for aluminium from US drinks firms is expected to rise over coming years.