April 25, 2018

Brazil’s Vale 1st-qtr profit slumps by a third as costs rise

The world's largest iron ore producer posted a 36 percent slump in first-quarter profit compared to the same quarter a year earlier.

April 24, 2018

Philippines’ top nickel miner keeps sales guidance despite govt curbs

The Philippines' top nickel ore producer, Nickel Asia Corp, said its export plans in 2018 remain unchanged despite government plans to limit mining areas.

April 24, 2018

Cuba sees 2018 nickel plus cobalt output topping 50,000 tonnes

The country was ranked 10th in world nickel production in 2016 and sixth in cobalt.

April 23, 2018

Commodities: the top asset class of 2018 so far

If the commodity sector keeps the pace for the rest of 2018, this will be the best year for the asset class since 2003.

April 23, 2018

LME to temporarily move nickel closing prices out of ring

The move is likely to happen early next year and last for three months, after which pricing will return to the ring.

April 22, 2018

Deep-sea mining: scientists say collaboration is key

They say there has to be a balance between exploiting mineral resources from the seabed and protecting vulnerable marine ecosystems.

April 20, 2018

Sanctions fever grips nickel as market rethinks Russia risk — Andy Home

With Russian aluminium producer Rusal imploding in the wake of U.S. sanctions against its oligarch owner Oleg Deripaska, attention is now turning to the status of another Russian industrial powerhouse,…

April 19, 2018

Sanctions fallout upends metals as aluminum, nickel burst higher

Aluminum rallied as much as 7.1 percent, a record intraday gain, to $2,718 a ton in London.

April 18, 2018

BHP to produce nickel sulphate next year, eyeing cobalt on battery boom

It expects to have sold 90% of its nickel sulphate supply by the end of 2019, two years earlier than anticipated.

April 18, 2018

Russia fears light fire under nickel price

Price surges nearly 5% to three-year high over worries that top producer Norilsk could befall the same fate as aluminum giant Rusal.