May 17, 2024 Copper, gold prices close in on records as metals mayhem continues Copper vaulted toward a record in London and nickel spiked nearly 8%, capping a week of big moves in industrial and precious metals markets as bullish investors pile in and…
May 17, 2024 Nickel price jumps as unrest cuts output in No. 3 miner New Caledonia Nickel jumped the most in a month as unrest in New Caledonia raised concerns about further disruption to supplies from the French territory.
May 17, 2024 BHP needs to bid about $41 a share for Anglo, JPMorgan says Anglo American has turned down BHP’s bids twice since April 25, stating the offers continue to considerably undervalue the company.
May 16, 2024 Anglo American freezes hiring amid global shake-up Anglo's decision affects recruitment of non-site-based permanent employees and contractors, while it works on a company-wide restructuring.
May 15, 2024 Macron calls state of emergency over protests in New Caledonia The measure was taken after pro-independence protests left at least three dead and disrupted nickel production.
May 15, 2024 Vale Indonesia granted mining permit extension to 2035 Special licence is part of a wider deal that will see state-owned holding MIND ID become PT Vale’s largest shareholder, with 34% ownership.
May 14, 2024 Korea Zinc sees US opportunities as it targets big copper growth The company is looking to increase its copper production to 150,000 tons a year by 2028 from around 30,000 tons in 2023.
May 14, 2024 Indonesia adds nickel parks worth nearly $40 billion to strategic plan The parks will produce mixed hydroxide precipitate and nickel and cobalt sulphate, used in the making of EV batteries.
May 13, 2024 Canada Nickel records nickel recoveries of 59% at Mann Northwest The Mann Northwest property is located east of Canada Nickel’s wholly owned Crawford nickel project, now under construction.
May 13, 2024 France backs nickel refinery project to bolster battery supply chain The project, called Electro Mobility Materials Europe (EMME), aims to cover 20-30% of France's nickel and cobalt needs for electric vehicles by 2030.
Silver price suffers biggest loss since 2021, gold price falls from record Earlier, spot prices had soared to as high as $83.63 per ounce. December 29, 2025 | 08:54 am
