January 20, 2020

Orocobre signs lithium supply deals with Chinese firms

Two contracts were signed for the supply of battery-grade lithium carbonate from its flagship Olaroz project.

January 17, 2020

Fresh high for iron ore price as Chinese steel breaks records

Crude steel output was just shy of 1 billion tonnes in 2019, up 8.3%.

January 17, 2020

LME stock surge grounds high-flying nickel, but for how long?

London Metal Exchange inventory has more than doubled in the space of little more than a month.

January 17, 2020

A global look at high-risk tailings dams

A third of the world’s tailings dams are at high risk of causing catastrophic damage to nearby communities if they crumble.

January 16, 2020

Battery nickel price regains premium over metal

Nickel sulphate is back to trading at a premium to the metal in China and should stay there on expected BHP Nickel West delays, says new report.

January 15, 2020

Rising civil unrest adds to mining risks in 2020

Risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft foresees as many as 75 countries having to deal with soaring public rage over a variety of topics, including economic inequality.

January 15, 2020

Market risk, economic growth to drive gold demand this year — report

The major driving forces include financial uncertainty and lower interest rates, a weakening in global economic growth, and gold's price volatility, says World Gold Council.

January 15, 2020

Cobalt price: After dismal 2019, could Tesla-Glencore deal spark turnaround?

Even before the rumoured deal, more than 80% of the world's largest cobalt miner's output was tied up for years to come, a new report shows.

January 15, 2020

China agrees to buy rare earths that US doesn’t have to give

The phase one trade deal includes rare earths that are already in short supply in the US.

January 15, 2020

Congo opens Chinese-owned Deziwa copper and cobalt mine

The deposit, around 35 kilometres east of Kolwezi, is estimated to hold 4.6 million tonnes of copper and 420,000 tonnes of cobalt.