February 3, 2022

China’s metals imports boomed in 2021, so did its exports

Such divergence is highly unusual but reflects the equally unusual combination of pandemic recovery and supply-side constraints, writes Andy Home.

February 3, 2022

How an aluminum product is helping scientists better understand the Big Bang

Alumina has been used to make a new type of optical element that will improve the performance of telescopes studying radiation from the Big Bang.

February 1, 2022

Analysts expect scorching base metals rally to cool

Market balances are expected to shift from supply deficit towards surplus in 2023 as production recovers and demand cools, Andy Home says.

January 27, 2022

How Latin America wastes billions of dollars worth of valuable metals

E-waste generated in Latin America in 2019 contained valuable metals representing a total value of roughly $1.7 billion of secondary raw materials.

January 24, 2022

Power problems take a toll on global aluminum output

Europe's lengthening list of smelter casualties is a warning sign that power availability poses a fundamental challenge for the aluminum industry globally, writes Andy Home.

January 23, 2022

Saudi’s state-controlled miner names fourth CEO in two years

Robert Wilt, a former Alcoa Corp. exec who was most recently CEO of one of Canada’s largest food companies, will lead Saudi Arabian Mining Co.

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.