Rio Tinto’s proposed deal for Turquoise Hill endorsed by Glass Lewis Advisory firm recommended Turquoise Hill shareholders vote for Rio Tinto’s cash offer to acquire 49% of the shares it doesn’t own for C$43 a share. Bloomberg News | October 19, 2022 | 9:53 am
World steel use to fall in another bleak sign for global economy Demand for the metal -- which is widely viewed as an economic barometer -- will drop 2.3% in 2022, bucking an April outlook for a small increase. Bloomberg News | October 19, 2022 | 9:38 am
Iron ore price lowest in 11 months on supply pressures, weakening demand Iron ore prices dipped on Wednesday after BHP reported higher quarterly output of the steelmaking ingredient, adding to supply-side pressures. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 19, 2022 | 8:48 am
Gold price at 3-week low as UK inflation jumps again “The market continues to be quite worried about aggressive Federal Reserve monetary tightening,” analyst said. Staff Writer | October 19, 2022 | 8:40 am
LME copper stocks plunge again as metal heads to China The amount of available copper in the London Metal Exchange's warehouse network has halved over the last eight days. Reuters | October 19, 2022 | 8:33 am
Biden awards $2.8 billion to boost US minerals output for EV batteries Albemarle and Piedmont are among the 20 manufacturing and processing companies winning US Energy Department grants. Reuters | October 19, 2022 | 8:25 am
Equinox confirms path to extend Los Filos mine life to 2036 with new feasibility study Total LOM production is estimated at 3.97 million oz. of gold, peaking during 2025-2030 at average production of 360,000 oz. per year. Staff Writer | October 19, 2022 | 8:13 am
Glencore delivers Russian-origin aluminum into LME system Stocks of aluminum in LME warehouses jumped 65,825 tonnes to 433,025 tonnes on Friday. Reuters | October 19, 2022 | 7:39 am
Baker Hughes taps Newmont’s Nancy Buese as finance chief Newmont had said that Buese will step down, and be replaced by insider Brian Tabolt on an interim basis. Reuters | October 19, 2022 | 7:31 am