February 27, 2018 Lithium glut? No way, say industry executives eyeing demand Prices for lithium have more than doubled in the past two years on forecasts for massive demand from the electric vehicle industry.
February 27, 2018 Paulson’s right: gold producers must fix their bad M&A habits Potential buyers need to make a judgment that they will be able to increase the resources and reserves of any mine they buy.
February 27, 2018 South Korea’s POSCO buys stake in Aussie lithium producer, signs supply deal South Korea's largest steel producer has acquired 4.8% stake in Pilbara Minerals, from which it will buy up to 240,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate per year.
February 26, 2018 For coal miners, it’s time to exit or get rich: Russell If there is a trend at play here, it’s that diversified miners are the ones most likely to exit coal.
February 26, 2018 Norsk Hydro to buy Rio Tinto aluminum assets for $345 million The proposed acquisition also includes an offer for Rio’s 53% stake in the Aluchemie anode plant in the Netherlands and its 50% share in the Alufluor aluminum fluoride plant in…
February 26, 2018 Shipping gauge shows iron ore, copper prices heading for fall CHART: Baltic Dry Index has plummeted 32% since December, opening up huge gap to closely correlated industrial metal prices.
February 26, 2018 Australia’s top gold miner boosts bets on Ecuador’s riches Newcrest to invest $250 million to take stake in Lundin Gold.
February 23, 2018 Rio to build power plant at Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia Move would add further costs to an ongoing $5.3 billion underground expansion of the massive mine.
February 22, 2018 Mandalay’s coffers suffered from Cerro Bayo’s downtime The CEO of Mandalay dubbed 2017 as a challenging year for his company.
February 22, 2018 Corruption perceptions index 2017 This year’s Corruption Perceptions Index highlights that the majority of countries are making little or no progress in ending corruption.
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
