May 2, 2018 Rio Tinto to double number of autonomous drills at Pilbara mines Driverless trucks at the same iron ore operations already haul over a quarter of both ore and waste material.
May 2, 2018 New CNN investigation finds children mining cobalt in Congo The CNN team witnessed children working at the Musonoie river mine – washing and carrying cobalt ore in sacks – before being chased away by officials. CNN cameras even captured…
May 1, 2018 Battery metals supply crunch to slow near-term EVs growth — Moody’s Lack of new projects, investment deficit and increasing political risk will hit supply of cobalt, lithium, copper and nickel, key metals for making the batteries that power electric cars.
April 30, 2018 Western Canada miner wants new copper property in B.C. Most records of early exploration work on the property have been lost.
April 30, 2018 China’s metals trade is facing a year of upheaval: Andy Home China's trade in industrial metals looks set for significant upheaval this year as the country adapts to fast-evolving supply chains.
April 30, 2018 Glencore drops as clash with former partner adds to Congo issues Shares fell as much as 3.9% after the company said late Friday that a Congolese court authorized bailiffs to freeze certain Glencore assets after Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler served orders…
April 29, 2018 American mining company stops delivering clean water to community near polluted mine site The firm is now delivering water to a site off a Native American reservation.
April 29, 2018 Why the lithium bears are wrong What the bears seem to have in common is the belief that a rush of new lithium supply will soon hit the market.
April 29, 2018 Peruvian president advocates for sustainable mining Martín Vizcarra said that he was in favour of promoting mining development in his country.
April 27, 2018 Canadian miner halts operations in Peru due to community protests Pan American Silver management has engaged with the protesters in a mediation process.
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
