January 14, 2021 Lucky Friday ramp-up buoys Hecla’s 2020 silver production Buoyed by the ramp-up of its mine in Idaho, company produced 13.5 million oz of silver in 2020 – the highest since 2016.
January 14, 2021 LME’s twilight zone absorbs stocks build The amount of aluminum sitting in this LME twilight zone grew by 829,000 tonnes between February and November.
January 8, 2021 Buchans and Boliden to advance VMS project The company has re-logged more than 154,000 metres of archived drill core from approximately 850 drill holes.
December 16, 2020 Aurania finds evidence of ancient mine corridor at Lost Cities – Cutucu The company believes the Tiria-Shimpia target area may have been investigated for silver by the Colonial Spanish.
December 10, 2020 Bigger things predicted for tiny tin market Lockdowns around the world have prompted households to stock up on long-lasting food and buy more home electronics, providing a boost for the metal.
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 2, 2020 Lead hits 1-year high on mine disruption but oversupply looms Metal was the top performer among LME metals last month.
December 1, 2020 Mining supercycle talk back as copper, iron ore prices surge to 7-year highs Goldman Sachs predicts "structural bull market" for commodities similar to 2000s as rising demand, green energy investment combine with chronic undersupply.
November 19, 2020 Glencore to expand McArthur River despite sacred sites authority veto The Northern Territory approval would allow Glencore to double the size of the mine and extend its productive life until 2048.
November 10, 2020 China’s copper import boom leaves other metals cold Only aluminum is showing a similar movement but there is no sign of China having any import appetite for the other base metals.
BHP puts Anglo in ‘rearview mirror’ as CEO eyes Canada copper “I’m hopeful that in five years time, 10 years time, there’ll be further investments that we can make into Canadian resources,” Mike Henry said. December 19, 2025 | 12:32 pm
