August 30, 2020

Tianqi Lithium posts $101m net loss in H1 as prices plunge

Tianqi said in a filing to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange it made a $101.47-million net loss in January-June.

August 30, 2020

Global gold production to grow 2.5% by 2029 – report

Fitch Solutions says global gold production will increase from 106moz in 2020 to 133moz by 2029.

August 28, 2020

Lithium Americas completes JV restructuring, shares up

Partner Ganfeng Lithium will now own 51% of the Caucharí-Olaroz project in Argentina.

August 28, 2020

Jiangxi Copper profit grows on higher output, prices

Company posted a 5% rise in Q2 net profit as higher production and a strong rally in copper and gold prices cushioned a coronavirus-hit first half.

August 27, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Rhodium price on track for new record, copper to extend rally, Glencore strategy to underpin cobalt prices.

August 27, 2020

Copper price to extend rally on “signs of Chinese panic buying”

New report says record China imports "a structural shift not temporary change" – current market has strong parallels to post-2009 crisis price surge.

August 25, 2020

Top 10 countries with largest gold reserves

The top 10 central banks with the largest gold reserves have remained mostly unchanged for the last few years.

August 25, 2020

Vale opens iron ore grinding hub in China

The Brazilian miner is producing high-grade iron ore fines for pelletizing at its new three-million-tonnes-a-year grinding hub in China's Zhoushan.

August 24, 2020

A Chinese coal miner is getting into solar production

Shanxi Coal is planning a significant investment in the competing business of making high-tech solar power cells.

August 24, 2020

Elon Musk is going to have a hard time finding clean nickel

Recent accidents suggest the industry will struggle to meet Musk’s request for a large quantity of the metal produced in an “environmentally sensitive” way.