March 4, 2021 Congo’s cobalt and copper production jumped in 2020, central bank says Congo produced 85,855 tonnes of cobalt in 2020, up 10% from 2019.
March 4, 2021 Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners Resource nationalism has been on the rise over the past year, but Verisk Maplecroft believes the worst is yet to come for miners as governments try to claw back the…
March 3, 2021 Electric car battery cobalt prices are rocketing Soaring demand in China, ongoing logistics issues along the Congo-South Africa-China route lift prices over 30% in single month, says Benchmark.
March 3, 2021 Codelco to allow teleworking in post-coronavirus ‘cultural change’ The company had sent some 2,700 employees home to work remotely.
March 3, 2021 Rio Tinto chairman to step down over caves blast scandal Simon Thompson is the latest high-profile departure linked to the miner’s destruction of ancient rock shelters in Western Australia.
March 2, 2021 Ontario to fuel Canadian mining’s post-pandemic recovery – report New junior listings on the TSXV increased by 71% in 2020, while the amount of capital raised increased by 89%," says Global Business Reports.
March 2, 2021 Copper to stay tight on long path to new supply, top miner says It can take twice as long to build mines now than in the past, according to Southern Copper.
March 2, 2021 Alaska-British Columbia mine rivers no risk to marine habitat – report Bilateral conclusion: the rivers continue to support and sustain aquatic life in conjunction with mining and other land use activities.
March 2, 2021 Gold miner dividends trump copper counterparts — until 2022 Miners of the precious metal are expected to more than double dividends this year.
March 2, 2021 Mining deals to pick up as world reopens, leading adviser says Pent-up demand for acquisitions should start to be realized as the world opens up assuming buoyant commodity prices hold up.
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
