May 3, 2021 Major tin producer MSC won’t resume pre-covid output for 9 months MSC accounts for about 7% of global supplies estimated at around 330,000 tonnes last year.
May 2, 2021 Manganese, nickel, silicon are main focus of battery research Roskill examined the potential of patent analysis to understand the lithium-ion battery technology landscape.
April 29, 2021 India health crisis set to crimp nascent rebound in gold demand Purchases in the world’s second-biggest consumer jumped 37% in the January to March period.
April 29, 2021 Global gold demand at 13-year low as China buys but investors sell – WGC Traditionally seen as a safe asset, investors bought gold in unprecedented quantities last year as the coronavirus swept through the world economy.
April 28, 2021 Newcrest posts sequential fall in output on mine shutdowns Company posted a 1.2% fall in third-quarter gold output, hit by lower production at its Lihir mine in Papua New Guinea and a slow recovery at its flagship Cadia mine.
April 28, 2021 Lygend starts trial production at Indonesian nickel project The plant, on the island of Obi, is one of a number of high-pressure acid leach projects in top nickel miner Indonesia.
April 28, 2021 Lynas to provide Malaysian authorities more info to resume radioactive waste disposal assessment Company was granted a three-year licence renewal last year to operate its $800 million plant in the east-coast town of Kuantan.
April 27, 2021 Home: China ramps up tin exports as rest of the world runs dry Parts of the world seem to have run out of the metal essential for circuit-board soldering.
April 27, 2021 St Barbara approves pre-investment work on Papua New Guinea project Pre-investment work would will allow company to ramp up mining and drilling activities at its Simberi sulphide project.
April 26, 2021 Bidco Nova Resources moves to take Kaz Minerals private Consortium said its bid for the copper miner had been declared unconditional after winning more than 90% of support.
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
