May 10, 2019 US-China trade war isn’t buckling copper price – yet But tin, nickel miners and aluminum manufacturers should worry more.
May 7, 2019 Noront chooses Sault Ste. Marie for site of production facility Noront owns or has interests in several projects in Ontario’s Ring of Fire.
May 7, 2019 Indonesia chases manufacturing hub dream as commodities wither Indonesia plans to open up more sectors to foreign investors and reboot its stringent labor laws to become a regional manufacturing powerhouse rivaling Germany and South Korea.
May 6, 2019 US senate introduces new bill to boost domestic battery minerals supply The new legislation goes further than ever before, looking at not only the domestic mineral resources but the supply chains that refine the raw materials for electric vehicles.
May 6, 2019 Faltering metals get check-up as industry gathers in Hong Kong Base metals have had a shaky start to 2019, with a cautious Q1 advance giving way to an April drop on uncertainty about the global economy.
May 6, 2019 Hong Kong exchange to launch dollar-denominated mini contracts for base metals The new offering comes five years after a similar product fizzled on the Singapore Exchange (SGX).
May 6, 2019 Minnesota environmentalists step up fight against Twin Metals’ copper project Coalition has gone to court challenging a Trump administration’s decision that opened the door to Twin Metals’ copper, nickel and platinum project in a wilderness area of Minnesota.
May 3, 2019 Australian battery materials plant eyes financing deal by end-June Australian Mines aims to produce 53,300 tonnes of nickel sulphate and 8,500 of cobalt sulphate a year, making it a sizeable producer of the materials used in lithium batteries for…
May 1, 2019 World Bank, Germany, Rio and Anglo set up “climate smart” mining fund The World Bank is targeting a total investment of $50 million, to be deployed over a 5-year timeframe.
May 1, 2019 Australia’s St George Mining in talks with Chinese battery maker The interest from the Chinese company underscores the massive appetite for minerals used to make electric vehicle batteries.
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
