October 22, 2021

Polish miners throng Luxembourg streets in pit halt protests

A group of about 2,000 Polish miners has traveled to Luxembourg to protest against the decision of the European Court of Justice to halt production at their lignite mine.

October 22, 2021

Emerita Resources shares surge on La Infanta drill results

The Spain-focused miner has received complete assays for the first step-out drill hole as well as the final infill drill holes from La Infanta.

October 22, 2021

Zijin opens Serbia’s largest copper mine

The Cukaru Peki upper zone of the Timok copper and gold project is part of Serbia's only copper mining complex.

October 22, 2021

London Metal Exchange has to restrain disorderly copper

The London copper contract has been sucked into a stocks vacuum after the amount of available metal in warehouse system sank to the lowest since 1974, writes Andy Home.

October 22, 2021

Boliden profit misses forecasts hit by production disruptions

Boliden said costs had increased due to major planned maintenance shutdowns, higher energy prices and wage inflation.

October 21, 2021

Greenland rubies linked to world’s early signs of life

Canadian researchers have found carbon residue corresponding to what once was once ancient life encased in a 2.5-billion-year-old ruby.

October 21, 2021

Rio Tinto says 60 Jadar mines wouldn’t fill looming lithium gap

It estimates that committed lithium supply and capacity expansions will contribute just 15% to demand growth over the 2020-2050 period.

October 20, 2021

Britain’s Royal Mint to extract gold from discarded electronics

Gold and silver are highly conductive and small quantities are embedded in circuit boards and other hardware.

October 20, 2021

What happens when the world’s key metal exchange has no metal?

That’s the question the exchange is urgently trying to address for its flagship copper contract, which sets the global price for one of the world’s most important commodities.

October 19, 2021

Trafigura played key role in draining LME copper inventories

During the pandemic, Trafigura has emerged as one of the most high-profile bulls in the global copper market.