April 23, 2024

LME takes aim at traders’ Russian metal games with new rules

New measures designed to undercut the economic rationale for withdrawing Russian metal already on the LME and selling it back on the exchange under a less-desirable category.

April 23, 2024

European firms, banks must boost investment in critical minerals, official says

The European Commission has estimated that the EU will require 18 times more lithium in 2030 than in 2020 and fives times more cobalt.

April 23, 2024

Anglo American bullish on copper outlook, cuts diamond targets

It produced 11% more copper in the first quarter, but its diamond unit De Beers saw output drop by 23% on high inventories.

April 23, 2024

Rio Tinto, Eramet submit plans to develop lithium extraction tech in Chile

They are among 30 companies from 12 countries that presented plans to develop lithium extraction technology in Chile’s salt flats.

April 23, 2024

Boliden’s profit halves as strikes, bad weather weigh

Operating profit fell 52% from 3.41 billion in the first quarter of 2023.

April 22, 2024

ABB, Boliden and Epiroc create first battery-electric trolley underground truck system

The achievement in Boliden’s Kristineberg mine marks a critical moment for the mining industry.

April 22, 2024

Potanin’s Interros calls Rusal claims about Nornickel asset sales ‘unfounded’

Rusal has alleged that the sale of some business units led to losses for Nornickel shareholders.

April 22, 2024

Ever heard of goldene?

Sheets of gold only a single atom layer thick create a new material called goldene.

April 22, 2024

Adriatic Metals takes over as operator of Bosnian silver mine

The Rupice deposit is part of Adriatic's recently opened Vares silver mine, the first operation to open in Europe in over a decade.

April 19, 2024

Glencore and Trafigura’s sanctions games are draining the LME

The world’s two biggest metals traders plan to withdraw the metal to profit from a new multi-tiered system created by the sanctions.