January 15, 2024 LME CEO aims to have first contracts with Shanghai futures exchange in 2024 The specific contacts to be launched with ShFE were still under discussion.
January 10, 2024 Share of Russian aluminum in LME warehouses rises to 90% after UK curbs The rise follows a restriction imposed by Britain on entities and individuals taking physical delivery of Russian-made base metals.
January 10, 2024 Saudi Arabia earmarks $182 million for minerals exploration in mining push The Gulf state has revised upwards estimates for its untapped mineral resources to $2.5 trillion.
January 9, 2024 Saudi Arabia ups mineral resource estimates to $2.5 trillion About 10% of the increase in estimate comes from the addition of rare earths minerals.
January 9, 2024 Alcoa to cut Kwinana refinery production in phased-out shutdown It will begin curtailment of the Western Australia refinery in the second quarter, and cease all output of alumina by the third.
January 8, 2024 Alcoa set to announce Kwinana refinery closure The plant, one of Alcoa’s first three Western Australia alumina refineries, has been operating below nameplate capacity for the past year.
January 2, 2024 Vedanta faces investor reckoning over $3.2 billion of bonds Bondholders have until Jan. 2 to give an early consent on a plan to push out due dates on $3.2 billion in bond repayments.
December 28, 2023 Biden extends EU steel, aluminum tariff exemption for 2 years The Biden administration wants to continue negotiations on measures to address overcapacity and low-carbon production.
December 28, 2023 Some Japan buyers agree to pay Q1 aluminum premium of $90/t, down 7% Q/Q Some Japanese aluminium buyers have agreed to pay global producers a premium of $90 per metric ton over the benchmark price for shipments from January to March, down 7% from…
December 27, 2023 The biggest global mining news of 2023 A tumultuous year for the global mining industry: collapse of lithium prices, furious M&A activity, gold’s new record and state intervention in mining on a scale not seen in decades.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
