December 15, 2017

CHART: High flying metals to fall back to earth in 2018

Panel of investment banks and research houses forecast declines in copper, zinc, lead and palladium prices in 2018.

December 15, 2017

Natixis bank broadens metals fraud lawsuit, targets Glencore unit

French bank Natixis has broadened its $32 million lawsuit over fraudulent receipts for nickel stored at warehouses in Asia by adding a unit of commodities giant Glencore as a defendant,…

December 15, 2017

Australia cobalt rush accelerates on electric vehicle demand, DRC troubles

Australia, home to world's second-biggest cobalt reserves, is seeing rush of interest in projects from makers of the batteries used in electric vehicles.

December 13, 2017

This is how much copper, nickel, cobalt an electric vehicle world needs

Glencore's all in to supply surging demand for copper, nickel and cobalt from electric vehicle boom but CEO Ivan Glasenberg has "zero interest" in lithium.

December 13, 2017

Glencore is the tempting devil sat on mining’s shoulder: Gadfly

Uniquely among its peers, Glencore derives a substantial slice of its earnings from trading commodities, rather than producing them.

December 13, 2017

Want to make money in industrial metals next year? Ask China how

Base metals were hot this year with zinc, copper and aluminum among leaders, climbing between 15% and 23%. What about 2018? Analysts say China will know.

December 12, 2017

Vale’s reality check for nickel’s electric vehicle dreams: Andy Home

While "everyone knows there are great opportunities" for nickel in the EV sector, "prices are not there", according to Vale Chief Exec Fabio Schvartsman,

December 11, 2017

Cobalt 27 spree sends cobalt price to fresh 9-year high

CEO Anthony Milewski: Cobalt 27’s stockpile of cobalt “is a way for investors to speculate on the price of cobalt, plain and simple.”

December 11, 2017

Small Canadian miners in pole position for electric vehicle battery boon

Canadian developers of cobalt and lithium mines stand to benefit from a round of investments from the makers of EVs and the batteries powering them.

December 8, 2017

Vale to mothball New Caledonia mine if no stake buyers found, CEO says

The future of New Caledonia mine is considered a key test for CEO Schvartsman, who pledged to improve shareholder returns.