July 21, 2021

BHP to supply Australian nickel to Tesla

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence estimates the deal would be for up to 18,000 tonnes of nickel annually.

July 21, 2021

Northern Star to sell Kundana gold ops to Evolution for $294m

Evolution said the acquisition raises its three-year gold production outlook.

July 21, 2021

Newcrest says annual gold output at flagship mine beat forecast

Total production fell to 542,332 ounces in the June quarter from 573,175 ounces a year ago.

July 21, 2021

Copper market in 75,000 tonnes deficit in Apr 2021 – ICSG

For the first four months of the year, the market was in a 69,000 tonnes surplus compared with a 110,000 tonnes surplus in the same period a year earlier.

July 21, 2021

Rio Tinto’s RBM to shut furnace as stockpiles depleted

The Richards Bay Minerals operation in South Africa has been halted since late June following the murder of the top manager.

July 20, 2021

Australia’s iron ore miners face train driver shortage amid covid lockdowns

BHP announced plans to train 200 new drivers.

July 20, 2021

BHP said to mull oil exit in retreat from fossil fuels

BHP wants to exit while it can still get a good price for the assets, aiming to repeat a 2018 sale of its shale business to BP Plc for $10.4…

July 20, 2021

Iron ore price rises on disappointing figures by top producers

The metal has been in a bull market for more than two years, and it’s not about to end soon, according to Goldman Sachs.

July 19, 2021

BHP posts record annual iron ore production, lower output elsewhere

BHP notched record output at its Jimblebar mine and Mining Area C in the Pilbara region.

July 19, 2021

EV Metal Index quadruples year-on-year as lithium, nickel prices rally

MINING.COM’s tracker of the value of battery metals in newly sold electric cars surges from pandemic lows, grows 18% month-month as lithium and nickel prices resume upward march.