December 19, 2017 Rare earth metal exposes new properties of graphene Ames Lab scientists are working towards mastering graphene's assembly in combination with other materials.
December 19, 2017 Mining wins as Chile and South Africa back pro-business leaders The political shifts are good news for the likes of BHP Billiton Ltd., Rio Tinto Group, Glencore Plc and Anglo American Plc.
December 19, 2017 Threat of strikes looms large for copper supply in 2018: Andy Home Strikes and slashed funds at South American copper operations could be an early sign of what is likely to be a defining feature of the market next year.
December 18, 2017 Ecuador expects $1 billion in mining revenues for 2018 Back in September, the expectation for 2018 was of $488 million in revenues from industrial mining.
December 18, 2017 China’s copper, zinc output jumps to 3-year high on stronger prices Domestic iron ore mines are also humming.
December 18, 2017 First Quantum buys option for stake in Northern Dynasty project Northern Dynasty Minerals, owner of the Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska, said rival First Quantum Minerals acquired the option to buy half of the project for $1.50 billion.
December 17, 2017 Copper jumps to 3-week high Benchmark copper on the LME settled up 1.4% to US$6,886 a tonne.
December 15, 2017 US lab tests record-breaking magnet The "32 T" is 3,000 times stronger than a small refrigerator magnet.
December 15, 2017 CHART: High flying metals to fall back to earth in 2018 Panel of investment banks and research houses forecast declines in copper, zinc, lead and palladium prices in 2018.
December 15, 2017 BMW throws fuel on cobalt, lithium fire: ‘we’ll need 10x as much’ “We’ve been intensively focusing on how to manage future cobalt supply for a year now. Before, it wasn’t clear just how quickly demand will accelerate.”
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
