Falling Chinese electric car production wrenches lithium price
The world’s automakers “don’t worry about lithium supply anymore” – Simon Moores.
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Canadian craft brewers scramble for aluminum cans
Canadian microbreweries are facing a shortage of cans and higher costs, forcing some to cut beer production after the country imposed retaliatory import duties on U.S. aluminum imports in the busy summer season.
Workers at Chile’s Caserones copper mine vote to strike – union
The main union at Chile's Caserones mine has rejected operator Lumina Copper's final contract offer and workers have approved strike action.
Arch Coal is the incredible shrinking miner
Despite President Donald Trump’s repeated assertions of its bright future, coal mining is a dying industry and the secret to a long life in this twilight era is accepting mortality.
Battery chemical surplus sparks plunge in cobalt price
A surplus of cobalt chemicals used to make the rechargeable batteries that power electric vehicles has seen Chinese refiners switch to producing metal, sending prices down 30 percent in recent months.
McEwen Mining posts loss on strong investment to grow key assets
The Canadian precious metals miner logged a $10.6-million net loss for the first half of the year following a $49-million investment in its Gold Bar, Black Fox and Los Azules projects during the period.
A turbulent year for alumina market could get still worse
Alumina is having a turbulent year.
Glencore’s cobalt output up by almost a third thanks to Congo mines
Glencore is the world’s No. 1 cobalt miner, while Congo is the largest producer of the key component for batteries that power electric vehicles.
Fresnillo soars despite profit drop on Silverstream revaluation
Silverstream valuation had an adverse effect on profit before income tax, which came down 16.6% to $323 million.
