Tin Top Stories

Tin price outlook dims in 2022 – report

Growing demand should promote investments in tin production, resulting in a slight price decrease.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 4, 2022 | 11:44 am

Base metals shine in 2021 on robust China demand, supply concerns

Both London and Shanghai copper benchmarks have gained more than…

Reuters | December 31, 2021 | 12:45 am

A year of walking on the wild side for industrial metals

Turbulence is in the very nature of commodities markets, but…

Reuters | December 21, 2021 | 8:21 am

Five charts ask if mining is in a supercycle, one screams no

The green energy transition necessitate massive new investments in mining,…

Frik Els | December 9, 2021 | 1:19 pm

Tin price surge worsens supply chain woes for electronics, solar and auto firms

Tin prices have nearly doubled from a year ago and…

Reuters | December 2, 2021 | 9:14 pm

Aurubis posts 85% quarterly profit surge, raises earnings outlook

It achieved considerably higher revenues from sulphuric acid sales and improved metals earnings, especially for industrial metals.

Reuters | January 19, 2022 | 10:00 am

Copper price rises on stimulus hopes in China

The Chinese central bank cut its policy interest rate for the first time in almost two years, signaling the beginning of an easing cycle.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 19, 2022 | 7:43 am

Copper plays a role in ozone depletion –research

New research by UC Berkeley geochemists shows that copper in soil and seawater acts as a catalyst to turn organic matter into both methyl bromide and methyl chloride, two potent halocarbon compounds that destroy ozone.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 19, 2022 | 6:06 am

Barrick’s Q4 gold output rises 10% sequentially

The Canadian miner reported total preliminary gold output of 1.20 million ounces in the quarter ended Dec. 31, from 1.09 million ounces a quarter ago.

Reuters | January 19, 2022 | 4:00 am