Bolsonaro vows to keep mining out of Yanomami reservation in Brazil

According to non-profit group Instituto Socioambiental, there are about 20,000 illegal gold miners in the Yanomami area, Brazil’s largest protected Indigenous reserve.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 31, 2021 | 8:15 am

Russell: Eight kids and a nun may have doomed coal’s future

Activists have finally realised that hitting companies and governments with potentially massive liabilities is a more effective strategy than having protesters chain themselves to mining equipment.

Reuters | May 31, 2021 | 8:10 am

Australian copper miner 29Metals launches $471m IPO

29Metals’ assets include the Golden Grove copper mine and Capricorn Copper, both in Australia, and Redhill in Chile,

Bloomberg News | May 31, 2021 | 7:59 am

Logjams at Malaysian warehouses exacerbate aluminum shortages

Bottlenecks at London Metal Exchange registered warehouses in Malaysia owned by metals storage firm ISTIM UK are adding to the difficulties aluminum consumers in the United States and Europe face in getting the metal they need.

Reuters | May 31, 2021 | 7:46 am

Russian metals firms may face $1.4bn in extra tax, shares fall

Moscow has been keeping a close eye on rising raw materials costs in the construction sector as part of widespread attempts to keep domestic commodity prices stable.

Reuters | May 31, 2021 | 7:35 am