July 29, 2019 Base metals snapshot: Eight companies advancing projects around the globe As the global demand for base metals grows, the mining industry is on the hunt for new deposits that can be developed into operating mines.
July 28, 2019 Phytomining is a thing in Australia Researchers at the Sustainable Minerals Institute in Queensland are looking for sustainable solutions to some of the supply-side issues the mining industry is going to face.
July 24, 2019 Cobalt, nickel, other battery metals face supply crunch by 2020s — report As the world sees demand for batteries grow at an unprecedented rate, supply of battery metals may soon not be enough to meet demand.
July 23, 2019 LME readies rule that would reveal private metal stockpiles The new rules are being put into place after years of sharp spikes and declines in the LME inventory levels attracted criticism that the data was unreliable.
July 23, 2019 Sienna to start drilling at Swedish Ni-Cu-Co project Data from the company's 2018 drilling campaign provided multiple new high priority drill targets.
July 22, 2019 Brumadinho dam disaster shrinks Vale iron ore output 34% The drop to 64.057 million tonnes came as several major operations remained fully or partially shut down in the second quarter following a deadly dam burst at the Corrego do…
July 18, 2019 Indonesian mining giant to spend billions to avert metal imports State-owned PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium will earmark as much as $10 billion over the next five years to develop refineries and smelters.
July 18, 2019 Nickel price catches battery, export ban fever. Again Devil's copper hits year high, up 37% in 2019.
July 18, 2019 Indonesia will enforce 2022 ban on raw mineral ore exports Indonesia stopped exports of raw ore such as nickel, bauxite and concentrates of other minerals from 2014 to 2016.
July 17, 2019 Lithium price: Tesla now sells 22% of world’s battery power The Model 3 alone represented 16% of electric vehicle battery capacity deployed globally in May.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
