July 28, 2021

CHARTS: Iron ore, copper price – shot… chaser

BMO Capital Markets this week made some changes to its metals and mining outlook for H2 2021, raising expectations pretty much across the board.

July 28, 2021

Bluejay Mining to sell Finland projects for $5.6m

It has agreed to sell its Paltamo and Rautavaara nickel, zinc, copper and cobalt projects to battery metals miner Metals One.

July 27, 2021

Australian nickel-gold miner IGO revenue rises on robust prices, sales

IGO, which completed a $1.4 billion deal to buy a stake in Tianqi Lithium's Australian assets last month, has been looking to focus on its nickel and lithium ventures.

July 27, 2021

Top Australian capital raises seek to create mining value

Australian companies raise funds to advance a suite of projects including copper, nickel, gold, silver, lithium rare earths and uranium.

July 27, 2021

African nations criticize push to fast-track deep-sea mining talks

The task of agreeing on regulations by mid-2023 is "seemingly insurmountable".

July 27, 2021

Booming stainless steel output to sustain nickel prices for months

Benchmark nickel prices on the London Metal Exchange, at $19,500 a tonne, are up more than 20% since April and at their highest since February.

July 27, 2021

Fight over nickel assets heats up with BHP’s $258m Noront bid

Offer represents a 69% premium to Noront’s closing price on Monday and is 129% higher than the closing price on May 21, a day before Wyloo’s proposal.

July 26, 2021

Next step for EVs: Design batteries to strengthen car, extend range

Structural battery technology is in its infancy, and manufacturers have not settled on a standard approach.

July 25, 2021

Record profits and blockbuster dividends: Here come the miners

The top-five western diversified miners may have earned a combined $85 billion for the first half of the year, according to analyst estimates, more than double the level from a…

July 23, 2021

Rerating: Top 50 mining companies double in value from covid low

MINING.COM’s ranking of the world’s 50 most valuable mining stocks marched to a new high of $1.47 trillion at the end of the second quarter.