January 10, 2020 US to impose sanctions on Iran’s metal exports and leaders The administration first prepared the sanctions in December, before tensions escalated between the US and Iran.
January 10, 2020 Brazil plans to allow mining in Amazonian indigenous reserves The Brazilian constitution permits the extraction of raw materials from the reserves but a lack of regulation has resulted in widespread wildcat mining across the region.
January 10, 2020 As metal trade shrinks, exchanges fight back with new products It was a year to forget for many of the base metals with copper, aluminium, zinc and lead closing out 2019 little changed from year-start levels.
January 10, 2020 Rio Silver, Peruvian Metals to explore Au-Ag-Cu project in Peru The Canadian miners are splitting responsibilities at the Palta Dorada property in Ancash.
January 9, 2020 BMW becomes first carmaker to join responsible mining group The luxury vehicle maker plans to ethically source the raw materials to make its electric cars.
January 9, 2020 Congo’s Jan-Nov copper output up 16%, cobalt production falls 18% Copper output reached 1.3 million tonnes for the period from January to November 2019.
January 9, 2020 First Quantum achieves record annual copper production The company also said that it could increase its output by up to 25% this year.
January 9, 2020 Excelsior on track to produce first batch of copper cathode in Q1-2020 Initial copper recovery grades at the company's Gunnison project are exceeding expectations.
January 8, 2020 Will 2020 be junior mining’s year? Another year of covering commodities and select junior mining stocks is all but done and dusted.
January 7, 2020 Copper price unlikely to rebound even if trade tensions subside – Chile trade group The price of the red metal averaged $2.72 in 2019, compared with $2.97 in 2018.
BNP backs gold price to hit $6,000 as rally ‘makes sense’ The gold-silver ratio, while still lower than its two-year average in the 80s, has bounced back, said Wilson, BNP’s director of commodities strategy. February 10, 2026 | 03:14 pm
