January 7, 2019 Pancontinental starts drilling Ontario nickel-cobalt-copper project Pancon revealed that its objective for the initial phase of Montcalm’s program is to drill at least 4,500 metres to test a series of new conductor targets identified in 2018.
January 4, 2019 China slowdown a big threat to industrial metals in 2019 — analyst With metals ringing off the new year on a weak note, both price- and demand-wise, BMO Metals says the main questions for 2019 revolve around China and whether its government…
January 3, 2019 Anglo American management shake-up sees Brazil-based CEO replaced Ruben Fernandes, who has led the company’s iron ore and nickel interests in the South American country for almost three years, will become CEO of Base Metals effective March 1.
January 2, 2019 Cobalt 27 to acquire ASX-listed Highlands Pacific The acquisition, valued at $96 million, will increase Cobalt 27’s exposure to nickel through the Ramu nickel-cobalt mine in Papua New Guinea.
January 2, 2019 Blackwater founder launches fund to invest in electric car battery metals The founder of the US private security company aims to raise as much as $500 million to invest in deposits of metals such as cobalt, lithium and copper.
December 27, 2018 Year’s best major metal gains steam as supply eclipses trade woe The price of palladium has more then doubled in the past three years.
December 27, 2018 Human activity creates 208 new mineral species Study shows mining has sparked "unparalleled inorganic compound diversification" like rabbittite at Lucky Strike, Utah and a handful found on smelter walls
December 26, 2018 Russia’s Nornickel terminates agreement with Botswana’s BCL on asset sale The termination of the agreement will also enable Nornickel to pursue its own strategy for the African assets.
December 26, 2018 Japan’s Sumitomo Metal sees global nickel deficit nearly halving in 2019 Global demand for nickel is seen increasing by 3.4 percent in 2019 from this year to 2.339 million tonnes.
December 24, 2018 China’s GEM signs five-year battery material supply deal with ECOPRO This deal is Gem Co Ltd's latest effort to win a bigger share of the booming power cell market.
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
