October 10, 2021

Zijin Mining to acquire Neo Lithium in $737m deal

In August, Chinese gold and copper miner Zijin said its plan on lithium and other new energy minerals were in a preliminary strategic planning stage.

October 8, 2021

Cobalt supply chain: China and DRC to maintain dominance, growth potential in Australia– report

The global cobalt industry is set to receive a significant boost from the worldwide shift to a green economy, Fitch says.

October 8, 2021

Iron ore price rises as China markets reopen after holiday

Dalian iron ore scaled one-month high on China demand optimism.

October 8, 2021

US narrows gap with China in race to dominate battery supply chain – report

The United States has moved up on BloombergNEF's Global Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain Ranking.

October 7, 2021

Copper price rises on supply disruption worries

An indigenous community in Peru's Espinar province blocked a key mining road on Wednesday, in protest against the government and Glencore PLC's Antapaccay mine.

October 6, 2021

Bacanora sees a way through Mexican lithium crackdown

Bacanora sees enough in the proposal submitted to Congress last week to carry on with development given early construction work had already started.

October 6, 2021

Soaring lithium price sparking more deals for key battery metal

A number of acquisitions of lithium miners have been announced in recent months.

October 6, 2021

Iron ore price rout hacks $160 billion off Top 50 mining stocks

Iron ore’s whitenuckle descent took a chunk out of the MINING.COM TOP 50 ranking of the world’s most valuable miners amid a continuing rally in uranium, coal and lithium prices.

October 6, 2021

Copper price down amid demand outlook worries

Germany’s factory orders slumped 7.7% in August, in the third-biggest drop in the past 30 years.

October 5, 2021

Gold production from top miners to recover in H2 — report

The collective production of the top 10 global gold producers is expected to recover by around 13.5% in H2 2021, according to GlobalData.