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.

November 9, 2020

People near Broken Hill mine in Zambia show high blood levels of lead, cadmium

Residents of Kabwe Town have high levels of toxic heavy metals and exhibit clinical symptoms of lead and cadmium toxicity.

October 30, 2020

Anglo American CEO says not responsible for lead poisoning in Zambia

South African law firm Mbuyisa Moleele and UK-based Leigh Day filed the class action suit last week on behalf of what they say is estimated to be more than 100,000…

October 27, 2020

RANKED: Top 20 mining companies – capital raised in 2020

Gold miners dominate the list, but metallurgical coal and phosphate rock companies rank number two and five, respectively.

October 26, 2020

Mind the gap between sister metals zinc and lead

Zinc price touched a high of $2,596.50 per tonne last week, while lead has been moving in the opposite direction and is now the clear under-performer of the LME.

October 21, 2020

Anglo American sued for alleged lead poisoning in Zambia

Class action claims there are more than 100,000 in Kabwe who are likely to have suffered lead poisoning as a result of pollution caused by Anglo.

October 20, 2020

New management brings ‘modern thinking’ to environmentally challenged Bunker Hill mine

Between 1887 and 1981, Bunker Hill was one of the most productive mines in America.