September 24, 2019 Vale to restart Onça Puma nickel complex Mining has been halted since September 2017 as the company failed to undergo a requested environmental impact on local indigenous communities affected by pollution caused by the operation.
September 19, 2019 London Metal Exchange to delay ban on tainted metal until 2025 — sources The deadline had been pushed back to 2025 in part because some major producers would not go along with the LME’s original plan.
September 18, 2019 CHARTS: Mining is riding out US-China trade war There is weakness elsewhere, but China's commodity business model of importing raw material is in fine shape, says new report.
September 18, 2019 Steel and base metals express divergent views on China — opinion Industrial metals have fallen into two very distinct camps over the course of 2019.
September 18, 2019 BHP CEO’s pay cut by almost 25% after worker’s death, runaway train While Andrew Mackenzie's base salary was kept at $1.7m, earnings including benefits totalled $3.5m, down from the $4.6m he pocketed in 2018.
September 16, 2019 Nickel mining indefinitely suspended in southern Philippines The Philippines was the world's second-largest nickel ore producer in 2018 after Indonesia.
September 13, 2019 Indonesia sees China as ally as it weighs bans on exporting minerals Chinese investment in Indonesia soared significantly in Widodo’s first term.
September 12, 2019 Canadian economy won’t feel impact of battery metal mining A new study says global battery metals consumption will rise six-fold by the mid 2020s but impact in Canada will be minimal.
September 11, 2019 Miners welcome Indonesian export ore ban, plan smelting expansion Major industry players gathering at the Asian Nickel conference on Wednesday said the ban would further support the development of the nickel processing industry in the country.
September 11, 2019 Indonesia’s Antam to request extension of nickel ore export permit Antam may also propose a 10-year extension for its mining permit in the Pongkor gold mine.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
