December 14, 2021 BHP, China Minmetals use MineHub’s blockchain platform for copper concentrate transaction In 2020, BHP completed the first iron ore blockchain transaction, but this was the first transaction of its kind for copper concentrates.
December 13, 2021 Iron ore price jumps as China vows to stabilize economy Iron ore has been on a tumultuous ride this year.
December 10, 2021 Iron ore price steady while high inventory dampens 2022 outlook "The iron ore port inventories build through recent weeks is a bearish signal," says Westpac senior economist.
December 10, 2021 Iron ore price rally built on China hope, not fundamentals Iron ore prices are rebounding on the expectation of future demand, and are happy to ignore the current signs that there is too much of the raw material arriving in…
December 10, 2021 Miners face talent crunch as electric vehicles charge up metals demand Enrollment in US mining engineering programs dropped 46% between 2015 and 2020.
December 10, 2021 Li-ion battery recycling may not take off before 2030 — report According to Wood Mackenzie, new entrants into the battery recycling space should be cautious when looking at bullish expectations for the sector.
December 9, 2021 Five charts ask if mining is in a supercycle, one screams no The green energy transition necessitate massive new investments in mining, but how does today’s boom stack up to the aughts?
December 9, 2021 Copper price down on cooling China growth, firmer dollar Prices are up 20% this year while a wider index of industrial metals is up nearly 30%.
December 9, 2021 Tsingshan starts producing EV battery raw material nickel matte in Indonesia In the past two weeks, two other Chinese companies have both announced plans to produce 40,000 tonnes per year of matte in Indonesia.
December 9, 2021 China steps up overseas hunt for ore needed to make aluminum Some 49% of China’s alumina capacity will be fed by overseas bauxite next year, up from 47% in 2021 and 30% in 2015.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
