March 12, 2021 Argonaut to drill for copper against Aboriginal wishes in South Australia Drilling for the Murdie project is set to begin on March 15, despite opposition from Indigenous groups.
March 11, 2021 Cobalt, nickel free electric car batteries are a runaway success Few months in, LFP Model 3 already commands 5% of global EV market, counts for 21% of Tesla battery capacity hitting roads–even before key patent expiry next year.
March 11, 2021 7 Questions with Oxygen Capital’s Mark O’Dea The Oxygen group created Fronteer Gold, which was sold to Newmont for $2.3 billion in 2011.
March 11, 2021 Despite wobbles, demand to push copper price Chile's mininster says the underlying trend of rising demand remains intact despite hard-to-read daily market gyrations.
March 11, 2021 Glencore’s Antapaccay mine suspends operations over community blockade The mine is the sixth largest copper producer in Peru.
March 11, 2021 Copper wobbles mask ongoing demand strength, top supplier says “In the medium term, as renewable energy and electro-mobility agendas accelerate, the demand for copper will go up, and that is the most permanent trend,” says Chile’s Energy and Mining…
March 11, 2021 BHP says acquisitions unlikely near-term given high commodity prices The company will focus on exploration and wringing more value out of existing assets
March 11, 2021 Glencore chairman Tony Hayward to step down by 2022 Announcement heralds a changing of the guard at the company, with long-serving chief executive Ivan Glasenberg due to step down in June.
March 11, 2021 Nonferrous metals exploration budget down 11% in 2020 – report The global budget was $8.7 billion in 2020, down from the $9.8 billion registered in 2019, S&P found.
March 11, 2021 Ontario to develop first critical minerals strategy Recent proposed investments of almost C$6 billion in Ontario's auto sector could make the province a global hub for EV manufacturing.
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
