May 19, 2024

Deep-sea mining dust clouds travel long distances – research

A portion of the stirred-up bottom material caused by deep-sea mining remains visible in the water at long distances.

May 18, 2024

BHP debates improved Anglo bid as time runs out in takeover saga

BHP faces a critical question: what would it take to draw the smaller company to the negotiating table within the next few days? 

May 17, 2024

Copper, gold prices close in on records as metals mayhem continues

Copper vaulted toward a record in London and nickel spiked nearly 8%, capping a week of big moves in industrial and precious metals markets as bullish investors pile in and…

May 17, 2024

Aluminum group steps up call on EU to bar imports of the Russian metal

Rusal said the main victims of such measure would be the European consumers.

May 17, 2024

US lukewarm on G7 Russian diamond ban after industry backlash

Ban aims to curb another revenue stream for Russia.

May 17, 2024

Green chemistry process helps recover noble metals from e-waste

Researchers developed sustainable dissolution methods for extracting noble metals from computers, cell phones, and solar panels.

May 17, 2024

Anglo American’s battle with BHP worries a corner of England

Anglo will scale back investment in the Yorkshire mine, which employs about 2,000 people from one of the UK’s highest unemployment rate areas.

May 17, 2024

BHP needs to bid about $41 a share for Anglo, JPMorgan says

Anglo American has turned down BHP’s bids twice since April 25, stating the offers continue to considerably undervalue the company.

May 17, 2024

Zijin Mining to produce 50% more copper by 2028

China's top copper producer plans to increase output of the metal by 4% in 2025 and to 1.5.-1.6m tonnes, or 50%, in four years.

May 16, 2024

LME warehouse queue returns after jump in aluminum orders

The cancellations come after more than 600,000 tons of aluminum was delivered into Port Klang in the past week.