December 7, 2020 Glencore’s succession isn’t over yet Glasenberg’s exit hasn’t been the brutal Darwinian process he so often predicted.
December 7, 2020 IGO in talks to buy into Tianqi’s Greenbushes lithium mine Australian nickel-gold miner IGO could buy up to a 25% stake, worth close to $1.5 billion, in the world’s biggest hard-rock lithium mine.
December 4, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Glencore taps coal head Gary Nagle as new CEO; Mining supercycle talk back; Carmakers have blind spot for lithium, cobalt, nickel prices
December 4, 2020 Vale postpones sale of operations in New Caledonia The miner has lost billions of dollars with the operation, located next to the Goro deposit.
December 4, 2020 Iron ore prices are going ballistic Iron ore surges 6% to March 2013 high on Friday as Brazil supply worries, a red hot China economy, and a Beijing-Canberra row convulse seaborne trade.
December 4, 2020 China to allow Australian coal cargo ashore despite ban It remains uncertain whether the unloadings are exceptions to meet specific demand or a sign of a broader unfreezing.
December 4, 2020 Glencore taps coal head Gary Nagle as new CEO Announcement came as the Swiss firm revealed an ambitious plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
December 3, 2020 Carmakers have blind spot for lithium, cobalt, nickel prices New research report has a warning for electric carmakers about the direction of battery prices without incentives to build new mines.
December 3, 2020 BHP says copper output needs to double in 30 years Metal is well placed to benefit from the decarbonisation targets of some the world's biggest economies including top carbon emitter and top metals consumer China.
December 3, 2020 Australian inquiry into sacred cave destruction seen recommending mining reforms The inquiry into the lawful destruction of the 46,000-year-old Juukan Gorge rock shelters is due to report on Dec. 9.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am