June 22, 2021 Global copper mine production up 3.7% in Q1 – report The International Copper Study Group released preliminary data for March world copper supply and demand in its June 2021 Copper Bulletin.
June 22, 2021 Korean scientists develop cheap, high-performance anode for sodium-ion batteries Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology created a sodium high-capacity material that can store 1.5 times more electricity than the graphite anode.
June 21, 2021 RANKED: World’s top ten biggest nickel mines The metal plays a key role in the global transition to clean energy and demand from the EV sector alone is expected to grow by 2.6Mt to 2040.
June 20, 2021 The climate change fight is adding to the global inflation scare The potential price hit from the green revolution is adding to the arguments about the inflation outlook that are already brewing.
June 18, 2021 Adani loses $13 billion in four days in worst wealth rout Four out of six Adani group stocks fell again on Friday, marking the fifth straight session of this week’s selloff.
June 17, 2021 MAPPED: These 25 projects will set the copper price for decades A 6 million tonne copper supply gap will open up by the mid-2020s but projects needed to plug that gap face uphill battles.
June 14, 2021 Centerra CEO weighs ‘divorce’ with Kyrgyzstan on seized mine A split would be just one way for Centerra to resolve issues with Kyrgyzstan’s government, which also owns 26% of the company.
June 10, 2021 CHART: Top miners leave money on the table amid copper price rally Copper output from biggest producers disappoints with one glaring exception – Freeport McMoRan going underground at Grasberg.
June 10, 2021 Indonesia tin miner Timah says meets rules, good practices Tin deposits in the mining hub of Bangka-Belitung have been heavily exploited on land, leaving parts of the islands off the southeast coast of Sumatra island resembling a lunar landscape.
June 10, 2021 Process for extracting lithium from seawater may be better suited for brine from continental sources Roskill published an analysis with its view on the study that claims to have found an economically viable system to extract high-purity lithium from seawater.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
