October 22, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week A roundup of the biggest stories from the global mining and metals industry.
October 22, 2020 Freeport-McMoRan posts Q3 profit boosted by gold prices The average price Freeport received for its gold surged nearly 28% to 1,902 per ounce in Q3, with copper and gold sales nearly 7% higher than the company's July estimates.
October 21, 2020 Cobalt, nickel price rally lifts EV Metal Index to 2020 high Cobalt prices are up 30% this year and nickel has rebounded from its pandemic lows, powering the MINING.COM EV Metal Index to $1.2 billion so far this year.
October 21, 2020 Global platinum demand to decline 7% in 2020 – report Implementation of stricter emission standards should see demand recover over the coming years.
October 21, 2020 RANKED: Top 10 lowest cost copper mines Canada's First Quantum Minerals boasts three mines in the Top 10 based on all-in sustaining costs reported in the second quarter.
October 21, 2020 Miners speed up automation as covid-19 impacts linger About 20% of people currently working in the mining and metals industry are at risk of being replaced by robots, says the the World Economic Forum.
October 20, 2020 LNG goes from doghouse to podium as weather fears stoke rally The forecast for a La Nina is helping drive spot LNG prices for winter.
October 20, 2020 Apparent aluminum deficit drives up spot prices against longer dates Inventories in LME warehouses in Port Klang at 814,225 tonnes are down about 20% since climbing above one million tonnes in July.
October 17, 2020 Global nickel production expected to decline by 7.4% in 2020 – report Temporary suspensions of mines caused by the covid-19 pandemic, along with the advancement of Indonesia’s export ban are expected to be the significant contributors to this decline.
October 16, 2020 Indonesia sees China firms lead ‘commitment’ for $35bn nickel investments Among the projects discussed was a plan by CATL and Ningbo Lygend Mining to create an integrated lithium battery production facility.
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
