December 8, 2020

Big mining stocks make spectacular covid comeback

Early running was made by gold stocks, but large-scale diversified companies and base metal producers have now caught up as iron ore and copper prices rally hard.

December 8, 2020

Minerals and metals demand recovery in 2021 – report

Fitch sees mining and metals capital expenditure improving in 2021, compared with 2020.

December 8, 2020

China’s imports of major commodities show early signs of moderating

Demand growth is moderating and imports may tend to stay around current levels, rather than show some of the dramatic increases from earlier in 2020.

December 8, 2020

Palladium One reports successful discoveries at Tyko project in Ontario

The miner said that at less than 30 metres true-depth, a 4-metre and a 2-metre wide drill intercept of massive magmatic sulphide was discovered.

December 7, 2020

Glencore’s succession isn’t over yet

Glasenberg’s exit hasn’t been the brutal Darwinian process he so often predicted.

December 7, 2020

China’s copper imports at six-month low

The decline in copper imports was within expectations as imports of the last six months were high, an analyst said.

December 7, 2020

Biden infrastructure plans will prop up base metals markets

Plans by US President-elect to spend $2 trillion on infrastructure are expected to underpin metals prices in the coming months.

December 7, 2020

Trump set to approve Arizona land swap for mine opposed by Native Americans

The San Carlos Apache Tribe says the mine, if built, would destroy land considered the home of religious deities and sites used for tribal ceremonies.

December 6, 2020

Mexican President said mining companies cannot refuse to pay taxes

Andrés Manuel López Obrador reminded miners that, since March, the Constitution forbids tax waivers and exemptions.

December 6, 2020

Protests in Peru affecting transport of copper concentrate from Las Bambas

Three different organizations in Peru have set up blockades along the corridor used by Las Bambas to transport its product and receive supplies.