May 21, 2020

In the coming renewable energy boom, Australia is once again the “lucky country”

The country ranks highly in the annual Fraser Institute survey of mining companies for investment attractiveness.

April 29, 2020

Rusal alumina plant in Ukraine may temporarily suspend output

The plant said its supplies of bauxite had fallen to critical levels and may soon be unable to maintain production on a four-day week basis.

April 22, 2020

Pandemic puts China metals supply chain in jeopardy

China boosted copper imports in March, but still faces challenges as key suppliers are cutting output.

April 14, 2020

ERG cuts Kazakh bauxite production

The company is shutting down one of its bauxite mines for three months.

April 7, 2020

The state of Chinese commodities shows recovery taking hold

From oil to copper to coal, China’s gigantic commodities industry is signaling that the first economy to be flattened by the coronavirus is getting closer to a return to normality.

April 6, 2020

Covid-19 cuts $280bn swathe through top 50 mining companies

MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 largest mining companies based on market value shows a beleaguered industry at the end of the first quarter 2020.

April 3, 2020

Rusal, Glencore strike aluminum deal worth up to $16.3bn

Rusal will supply up to 6.9 million tonnes of the metal to Glencore under the contract.

March 28, 2020

Guinea partners with China-backed consortium at Simandou

The Simandou deposit holds estimated reserves of more than 2 billion tonnes of high-grade iron ore.

February 6, 2020

China’s metals import hunger shifts towards raw materials

China’s giant aluminum machine needs a lot of bauxite and imports topped the 100 million tonne level for the first time in 2019

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 […]