June 26, 2018 Copper sinks on the wrong sort of supply disruption: Andy Home Disruption to copper's supply chain has taken place at the refined metal segment of the chain, distorting trade flows but not directly removing units from the supply-demand balance.
June 26, 2018 Yamana kicks off production at Argentina’s gold-silver mine The miner, which has set an exploration objective of adding one million gold equivalent ounces to Cerro Moro's mineral inventory, has hiked its exploration budget for 2018 to $11.2 million…
June 25, 2018 Workers at Codelco’s Chuquicamata mine threaten strike Workers are threatening to walk off the job soon to protest plans to transform the century-old open pit into an underground mine.
June 25, 2018 Lithium demand from battery makers to almost double by 2027 Strong demand growth will be largely focused on high-grade lithium, according to research firm Roskill.
June 25, 2018 No resolution yet for Acacia Mining tax row with Tanzania’s Gov’t Barrick, which has been negotiating on Acacia’s behalf for over a year, had said it would deliver a deal for Acacia’s board to vote on by the end of June,…
June 25, 2018 Escondida labour dispute is unresolved Mine accounts for 2.5 per cent of Chile's economy.
June 24, 2018 Chile’s Codelco says unions at Salvador mine reject early wage deal Workers are pushing off further negotiations until later this year when their contracts expire.
June 22, 2018 Automakers spending $255B on EVs a ‘pile-up of epic proportions’ Battery materials can charge mining's next supercycle but new study says automakers will "throw away tens of billions" making electric vehicles no-one wants.
June 22, 2018 Polish copper producer KGHM appoints new CEO KGHM has not had a CEO since Radoslaw Domagalski-Labedzki was fired on March 10.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
