January 18, 2022

Europe’s smelters call for action to combat soaring energy costs

Aluminum and zinc producers have been hit particularly hard by soaring gas and electricity prices.

January 17, 2022

Key insights from the inaugural Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh

The Future Minerals Forum recently heard Saudi Arabia is looking to invest its massive capital potential to not only develop its industry, from exploration to downstream battery metal processing.

January 12, 2022

Metals traders are bracing for the next big supply squeeze

Industrial metal markets are marching higher again, as production outages and shrinking inventories revive worries about global supplies.

January 11, 2022

Bullish investors add $90bn to top 50 biggest mining companies

Despite the pullback in iron ore and copper prices, the MINING.COM TOP 50 ranking of the world’s most valuable miners made strong gains at the end of the year.

January 10, 2022

British Columbia First Nation sees partial win in fight against Rio Tinto’s Kenney Dam

The dam provides hydro power to Rio's aluminum smelter in Kitimat.

January 9, 2022

Israel began buying aluminum from Bahrain, envoy tells Al-Ayam newspaper

There are no details on the quantities or the value of Israel's aluminium imports from Bahrain.

January 7, 2022

Europe’s power crunch sparks aluminum smelter meltdown

Four operators have announced curtailments totalling over half a million tonnes of annual production capacity, reports Andy Home.

January 5, 2022

South32, Alcoa to restart Alumar aluminum smelter in Brazil

South32 said on Thursday it would spend about $70 million to restart the Alumar smelter.

December 31, 2021

Base metals shine in 2021 on robust China demand, supply concerns

Both London and Shanghai copper benchmarks have gained more than 20% this year so far.

December 30, 2021

Aluminum price climbs with output facing pressure in Europe, China

The latest output cuts come soon after curbs at Europe’s top smelter, highlighting supply risk into next year and beyond.