October 24, 2014 Brazil’s Vale close to becoming world’s largest nickel producer The miner beat estimates after logging a 16% jump in Q3 nickel production, taking total output of the metal this year to 201,400 metric tons.
October 22, 2014 Worldwide nonferrous metals exploration budgets down 25% in 2014 Total worldwide budget for nonferrous metals exploration dropped to US$11.36 billion in 2014 from US$15.19 billion in 2013 — a 25% decrease.
October 22, 2014 Hopes for Ontario’s Ring of Fire doused as mining companies grow wary Ontario’s “Ring of Fire” mineral belt was supposed to be a $60-billion natural resources treasure trove that would bring employment and economic prosperity to a remote part of the province’s…
October 21, 2014 BHP shoots the lights out Petroleum, met coal, iron ore production set new quarterly records. Fall in copper volumes not enough to dent 9% overall output growth.
October 21, 2014 Stefan Ioannou: copper, nickel and zinc won’t be cheap for long The all-powerful U.S. dollar is currently hammering base metals and base metal equities. Haywood Securities Mining Analyst Stefan Ioannou says that increasing demand and near-term supply shortages make base metals…
October 21, 2014 Greenland explorer tearing it up after assays Vancouver-based junior jumps 7% after assays from prospect on 3,600km2 coastal property returns strong copper-nickel-cobalt and platinum group results.
October 17, 2014 Vale to ditch 20% of its nickel assets in Indonesia The agreement signed with Indonesia’s outgoing government also means higher royalties to be paid by the firm.
October 17, 2014 Platinum, palladium price-setting technology ‘optimum’ for gold: LME The LME says its electronic solution for the platinum and palladium price — LMEbullion — could benefit gold bugs.
October 16, 2014 BHP bows to pressure, to list spinoff in London The mining giant has made a sharp U-turn on its initial decision to snub a London listing for its $17 billion spinoff.
October 15, 2014 Mick Davis has now almost $5 billion to build new mining empire The former Xstrata boss' new venture, X2 Resources, is "currently reviewing a number of opportunities in the metals and mining sector."
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. December 27, 2025 | 09:38 am
