December 3, 2024 China bans export of gallium, germanium and antimony to the US China accounted for 48% of the world’s mined antimony last year, alongside 59.2% of global refined germanium production and 98.8% of refined gallium output in 2023.
December 3, 2024 Zijin takes control of Pan American’s gold mine in Peru Pan American no longer owns the mine but retains the right to 60% of future copper concentrate from La Arena II.
December 2, 2024 China’s ‘super-giant’ gold discovery claim sounds ‘aspirational,’ WGC expert says The Geological Bureau of Hunan Province said it had found more than 35.2 million oz of gold beneath the Wangu gold field in Pingjiang county.
December 2, 2024 Zinc’s wild week may signal volatile era as supplies squeezed Supply pressures have made zinc the best performer of the LME’s six base metals this year.
December 1, 2024 Global mineral exploration activity in October was highest in a year, S&P data shows According to S&P, funds raised by junior and intermediate miners nearly quadrupled to $1.61 billion in October, the highest since March 2022.
November 28, 2024 Nornickel sees new technologies sustaining China’s palladium demand Nornickel is testing several technologies in areas such as hydrogen production and water purification.
November 27, 2024 Rise of China’s Xinjiang as coal hub undercuts climate goals Output has surged 22% this year, the fastest growth of any region in China.
November 27, 2024 RANKED: Top 20 automakers by EV battery metal spending Value of the graphite, lithium, nickel, cobalt and magnesium contained in EV batteries is up 38% from the lows struck in January.
November 27, 2024 Falling gold prices revive physical demand in key markets Consumers in price sensitive regions such as India had been finding it difficult to cope with gold's rally in recent months.
November 27, 2024 Mining CEO salaries rise, but gender diversity remains elusive, report finds Chief executive base salaries in the mining industry increased between 2% and 12% in 2023, the report says.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
