February 10, 2020

Glencore, Samsung ink five-year cobalt supply deal

The South Korean battery manufacturer will receive up to 21,000 tonnes of cobalt, mostly coming from the Katanga mine in DRC.

February 7, 2020

Mine delays in China are buttressing beleaguered coal bulls

Prices on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange rose 3.6%, capping the biggest weekly gain in almost a year

February 7, 2020

Russia considering $1bn loan to Nornickel for Arctic project

The project is Nornickel's joint venture with Russian businessman Musa Bazhaev.

February 7, 2020

Barrick denies Freeport tie-up in the works

Barrick did say it was interested in Freeport's Grasberg mine in Indonesia.

February 7, 2020

Mitsubishi grabs 30% of Mantoverde copper mine

MMC has actively been seeking to participate in high-quality copper projects to secure concentrate for its copper smelters.

February 6, 2020

JPMorgan’s role in metals spoofing is under US criminal probe

U.S. authorities have already charged bank traders who worked in New York, London and Singapore with manipulating thousands of orders for gold and silver futures

February 6, 2020

Virus-hit China may need more imports of coal. The tricky part – shipping it

Number of ships waiting outside Australia's Newcastle harbor was at an 18-month high of 20 vessels.

February 5, 2020

Key trends for aluminum in 2020

2020 may be the year for a two-tier market for primary aluminum, says Wood Mackenzie

February 4, 2020

Global metals & mining industry M&A deals total $7.87bn in December 2019

The value marked a decrease of 13.2% over the previous month and a rise of 76.5% when compared with the last 12-month average.

February 3, 2020

Copper price and coronavirus: “Black swan like no other”

Copper price touches lowest since May 2017 on Monday – new report says pandemic could drop industrial metals prices another 26%.