February 9, 2024 Billionaire Adani secures ore for $1.2 billion copper smelter The facility in Mundra is the world’s largest single-location smelter for the industrial metal.
February 8, 2024 Pressure groups sue LME for allowing trade of ‘polluting’ Indonesian metal Activists allege that the LME allowed sales on its platform of copper produced at the Grasberg mine, which they claim is polluting local rivers.
February 8, 2024 Indonesia’s metals giant Mind ID seeks bids for $2 billion loan The state-owned mineral-resources holding company plans to use the proceeds partly to repay existing debt.
February 7, 2024 India’s Ola Electric considers bid for lithium mining rights Lithium is important for the e-scooter maker, as it plans to locally produce lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles.
February 7, 2024 Some Russian banks may have swapped gold for dollars, report says Russia has faced a shortage of dollars and euros as it’s increasingly shut out of the western financial system.
February 7, 2024 Tsingshan’s 2023 nickel output jumps to record high Tsingshan Group's nickel output rose 27% in 2023 to a record 1.12 million metric tons nickel unit.
February 7, 2024 At least six killed, dozens missing in a southern Philippines landslide The landslide happened on Tuesday night outside a gold mining site in the town of Maco.
February 7, 2024 Vedanta weighs sale of minority stake in Zambian copper assets The company is talking to a range of financing partners to raise money for a restart of its Konkola Copper Mines unit.
February 7, 2024 Scientists develop solution to avoid gold particle corrosion Gold is generally resilient but if it’s in the form of tiny particles, it suffers negatively from heat, pressure, corrosion, oxidation and other conditions.
February 6, 2024 Freeport to handle Asian sales from Indonesia Indonesia is home to the flagship Grasberg copper-gold mine operated by Freeport, as well as the Manyar smelter.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am