June 18, 2021

Home: Metals boom sees the return of physically-backed funds

Nornickel, through its Global Palladium Fund (GPF) arm, has just launched physically-backed copper and nickel investment products on the London Stock Exchange.

June 18, 2021

Taseko shakes management up as top bosses to retire

Current boss, Russell Hallbauer, will remain a director of the company, while current president Stuart McDonald will become CEO.

June 18, 2021

Anglo commits to provide eDNA data to protect biodiversity

Anglo American has become the first mining company to subscribe to the IUCN’s eBioAtlas.

June 18, 2021

Wood Mackenzie boosts battery metals expertise with Roskill buy

The consultancy has acquired privately-owned Roskill to prop up its expertise in the metals and materials crucial for the energy transition.

June 17, 2021

Sudan signs nine concession deals for gold, copper mining

Sudan took steps last year to open up trade in the precious metal further to private investors.

June 17, 2021

MAPPED: These 25 projects will set the copper price for decades

A 6 million tonne copper supply gap will open up by the mid-2020s but projects needed to plug that gap face uphill battles.

June 17, 2021

Snapshot: Eight companies with advancing copper projects

With copper’s key role in the transition to greener forms of energy to fight climate change, companies are accelerating their work plans at copper projects around the world.

June 17, 2021

Chinese carbon peak by 2030 involves a major shift to renewables, says CRU

During this transition period, Chinese companies need to find solutions to reduce carbon emissions.

June 17, 2021

Copper sinks to two-month low on China’s plan to release reserves

The US Federal Reserve also brought forward its expectations for raising interest rates, sending the dollar higher and sapping demand for metals.

June 17, 2021

Home: Learning to live with (talk of) Chinese state metal sales

The copper market is going to have to live with the threat of Chinese state sales for the foreseeable future.