April 10, 2019 From turbines to thermostats: copper miners eye high-tech demand Attempts to replace copper in a lithium-ion battery's anode with aluminum have failed so far, which bodes well for major copper miners.
April 2, 2019 Elysis to create research centre in Saguenay The new facility should be fully functional in the second half of 2019. It also has the financial backing of the governments of Quebec and Canada.
March 31, 2019 Seven killed in China plant explosion; second deadly blast this month Sunday's blast involved a container of scrap metal that exploded in the outdoor yard of a metal-molding plant.
March 27, 2019 Jamaica’s mining revival turns red earth to gold for hedge funds Investors are benefiting from a panicked realization across the aluminum industry that the supply chain is fragile.
March 26, 2019 Norsk Hydro, Brazil prosecutor agree steps that could lead to Alunorte’s full restart The refinery, the world's biggest, has been operating at half capacity since early 2018, when Hydro admitted it had made unlicensed emissions of untreated water.
March 19, 2019 Cyber attack hits operations at aluminum maker Norsk Hydro The company couldn’t detail how much output had been impacted, but said the so-called potlines, which process molten aluminum and need to be kept running 24 hours a day, had…
March 18, 2019 Norsk Hydro appoints new CEO amid Brazil woes The company plans to appoint Hilde Merete Aasheim, who has been head of the company's Primary Metal unit since 2008, as its new CEO in May.
March 15, 2019 China Jan-Feb refined copper output rises 6.3% year-over-year — stats bureau Output reached 1.34 million tonnes, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.
March 13, 2019 New controversy engulfs London Metal Exchange’s warehouses Glencore has lodged a complaint with the LME for an ongoing dispute with the warehouse operator at Port Klang, Malaysia.
March 13, 2019 Malaysia puts bauxite mining ban on hold until impact studies completed Miners wishing to resume operations or start new ones must conduct a study on the environmental impact of their activities before receiving licences.
Barrick changes CFO as overhaul continues ahead of possible IPO Helen Cai, who has served on Barrick’s board since 2021, will take up the role of CFO and senior executive vice president on March 1. January 19, 2026 | 09:16 am
