March 3, 2022 Copper close to record, zinc at 15-year high, nickel nears $28,000 as metal price rally gains momentum Industrial metals "are just waking up" to the supply risk from Ukraine-Russia war, low stockpiles and soaring energy costs.
March 3, 2022 Global copper smelting slipped in February, satellite data shows Global copper smelting activity slid in February, partly because of Lunar New Year holidays in China.
March 3, 2022 Copper production falls at major Chile mines in January, regulator says Chile's nationwide total production fell 7% in January to 425,700 tonne.
March 3, 2022 Deep-South says Namibia Ministry missed deadline to defend licence refusal The Canadian miner is fighting in court Namibia's mining and energy minister's rebuttal of its prospecting licence.
March 3, 2022 Sibanye-Stillwater faces court battle for ditching $1.2bn Brazil mines deal Appian Capital Advisory is taking Sibanye-Stillwater to the High Court in London over the miner’s decision to cancel the acquisition of two mines.
March 2, 2022 Austria’s Brixlegg launches low-carbon copper, seeks premium Brixlegg copper has very low emissions because it is made using recycled metal as feedstock and hydropower for energy, the firm said.
March 2, 2022 Copper, nickel prices spike as Europe scrambles for metal Copper price hits 19-week high and nickel scales $25,000 for the first time since 2011 as European traders are forced to look as far afield as Malaysia for deliverable metal.
March 1, 2022 Copper price rises on Chile’s lean output The biggest copper-producing country recorded its lowest January output since 2011.
March 1, 2022 Seabridge Gold’s KSM project going greener Miner has inked a deal with power utility BC Hydro, which will supply hydro-sourced electricity during construction of the KSM gold project.
February 28, 2022 Congo court appoints temporary administrator to run China Moly’s Tenke mine The order from the Tribunal of Commerce in the southeastern city of Lubumbashi marks a significant development in a dispute that broke out last year.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
