January 12, 2022

Metals traders are bracing for the next big supply squeeze

Industrial metal markets are marching higher again, as production outages and shrinking inventories revive worries about global supplies.

January 12, 2022

Nigeria woos Barrick and Rio Tinto to spur nascent mining industry

Barrick, the world’s second biggest gold miner, is among the firms said to be interested in coming to Nigeria.

January 5, 2022

Peru is winning over miners with soft hand on conflicts, PM says

The new strategy of respecting the right to protest while brokering lasting agreements may take longer, but it’s starting to bear fruit, Prime Minister Mirtha Vasquez said in an interview…

January 5, 2022

Glencore’s former top copper trader joins digital metal startup

Ex-head of copper marketing, Nico Paraskevas, joined Open Mineral as a senior adviser after investing in the digital metals trading startup.

January 4, 2022

Korea Zinc backs storage developer Energy Vault in green push

The company agreed to invest $50 million to help decarbonise operations at its zinc refinery in Australia.

December 31, 2021

Top 20 mining stories of 2021

Another record-setting year for the metals and mining industry and for MINING.COM.

December 31, 2021

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

Both London and Shanghai copper benchmarks have gained more than 20% this year so far.

December 30, 2021

Metso Outotec awarded €150 million order for key technology to Boliden’s Green Zinc Odda project in Norway

With the expansion, Boliden Odda is planning to increase its annual production capacity of zinc metal from 200,000 to 350,000 tonnes.

December 17, 2021

Zinc price soars as power crunch forces Nyrstar to idle French plant

Elevated electricity costs caused by a wholesale power crunch this year have forced industries from zinc to steel to curtail production.

December 16, 2021

Nexa restarts production at Peru zinc mine after blockade cleared

The firm said that it expected the mine to get back to full capacity by Dec. 18.