April 1, 2022

Carmakers will “need to become miners” – Benchmark 

Even if every lithium, cobalt, nickel and graphite green and brownfield project in the pipeline comes on stream “there will not be enough” raw material going into 2030.

April 1, 2022

LME nickel volumes tumbled 28% in March amid shutdown

The average daily volume of combined LME nickel futures and options slumped to 64,952 lots in March.

April 1, 2022

Russia seeks new ways to sell its $20-billion-a-year gold output

Russian miners are considering direct exports, and both producers and lenders are exploring sales in Asia and the Middle East.

April 1, 2022

Eight killed as coal mine shaft in Serbia collapses

The accident at the Soko mine, about 250 kilometres south of Belgrade, happened when coal collapsed in an excavation chamber.

April 1, 2022

Serbian elections could improve chances for Rio Tinto’s lithium project

Should the country’s pro-mining president be re-elected, Rio Tinto could have a chance to have the licence for its Jadar project reinstated.

March 31, 2022

Some gold refineries are refusing to remelt Russian bars

Russian gold’s pariah status underlines the contradictions in raw materials markets toward Moscow’s war.

March 31, 2022

Trafigura is delivering Russian copper to LME warehouses

LME copper inventories rose by 10,850 tonnes, or 13%, in the past three days.

March 31, 2022

Airbus seeks titanium sources beyond Russia to safeguard production ramp-up

The planned ramp-up to a rate of 65 A320-family narrow-bodies per month by mid-2023 is the number one priority for the group.

March 30, 2022

Zinc price to remain high in the near term on Russia-Ukraine conflict – report

Fitch Solutions revises 2022 zinc price to $3,500/t from $2,900/t expected previously.

March 30, 2022

Nickel price climbs in thin trading as investors weigh supply risks

Prices rose as much as 4.2% on the London Metal Exchange, with about 200 lots changing hands in the first hour of trading.