November 8, 2018

Japan’s Sumitomo Metal cuts FY profit forecast on lower metal prices

Sumitomo Metal cut its full-year forecast, blaming lower-than-expected metal prices amid the U.S.-Sino trade spat, and reduced nickel output.

November 6, 2018

Canadian miners’ performance in Q3 hit by lower metal prices

EY’s Canadian Mining Eye index — which tracks the performance of 100 Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange mid-tier and junior mining companies — dropped 12 percent in the…

November 6, 2018

China Minmetals signs 20m tonnes iron ore purchase agreement with Brazil’s Vale

The state-owned metals and mineral trading firm also signed a 2,400 tonne nickel briquette purchase agreement with Japan's Sumitomo Corp.

November 5, 2018

Group ten metals – On the search for platinum group metals in Montana

Michael Rowley, president and CEO of Group Ten Metals Inc. interview with Maurice Jackson.

November 2, 2018

Canada Cobalt shares jump nearly 12% after hitting high grades at Castle mine

The company specifically targeted cobalt for the first time at this historic silver producing mine.

November 2, 2018

China demand for Vale ore to keep price above $90/tonne in 2019 -CFO

What will define Chinese demand for iron ore is continued urbanization, infrastructure investments, auto production.

November 1, 2018

You’ll need 286 pounds of coal to fuel that electric road trip

As electric vehicles slowly become a bigger part of the global fleet, questions about mileage and fuel efficiency are going to become more apposite.

November 1, 2018

Sumitomo lowers nickel output forecast at Ambatovy mine in Madagascar

Due to lower production amid bad weather and a slow ramp-up after a regular maintenance, Sumitomo now expects a loss of 13.6 billion yen.

October 31, 2018

Russia’s Nornickel boosts Q3 output at its copper project

Nornickels consolidated copper output has risen by 20% to 290,878 tonnes in the first nine months of 2018.

October 29, 2018

Horizonte Minerals shares tank on lower nickel project profitability

Horizonte plans to raise $443 million to begin construction on the mine in the middle of 2019, production slated for late 2021.