August 20, 2020 Trilogy releases Arctic project feasibility study The latest study suggests a 10,000-tonne-per-day, 12 year open-pit operation at the project in northwestern Alaska’s Ambler mining district.
August 20, 2020 Metal markets caught out by strength of Chinese stimulus The ghost of 2009 is looming ever larger in the industrial metals sector.
August 13, 2020 China’s booming copper imports an echo of the last crisis Every copper trader knows Beijing's stockpiling was a big part of the copper price rally from 2009 lows below $3,000/tonne to over $10,000 two years later.
August 7, 2020 Sumitomo predicts record loss as covid-19 hits nickel project Japanese company forecasts a record net loss of 150 billion yen ($1.4 billion) for the year to March.
July 31, 2020 Glencore copper production drops 11%, cobalt by third Suspended Mutanda copper and cobalt mine in Congo slashes Swiss miner and commodities trader's first half production.
July 29, 2020 Fortuna restarts operations at Caylloma mine in Peru The company announced the closure on July 6 after a contract employee at the mine suddenly died.
July 24, 2020 Ambler district access road approved in Alaska The Record of Decision approves the development of the “A” route, which is to be a 211-mile-long gravel private access road.
July 21, 2020 Creditors of German lead plant in talks with Glencore Weser-Metall GmbH in Nordenham produces about 105,000 tonnes of lead annually and is one of Europe’s main lead producers.
July 15, 2020 Covid-19 disrupts $8.8 billion of global mining output In total, $8.84 billion in mining revenue is at-risk, with disruptions to 275 mine sites in 36 countries.
July 13, 2020 LME shines a (little) light on shadow stocks The London Metal Exchange's new report on "shadow" stocks was greeted with a collective yawn by the industrial metals market.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
