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.

July 19, 2021

Low-cost, sustainable plasma technology could replace one of world’s rarest materials

Technology would replace indium, a rare chemical element widely used in smartphones and computers.

July 18, 2021

Vulcan Energy signs lithium hydroxide supply deal with LG Chem unit

It is the first deal of its kind for Vulcan's project in Germany, and would account for a quarter of total output once the project is fully ramped up from…

July 15, 2021

Bad weather may cost Rio Tinto its iron ore crown

Company reported a 12% fall in quarterly iron ore shipments on Friday after storms affected its West Australian operations.