March 29, 2021 Nornickel stops water inflows at two Arctic mines The Oktyabrsky and Taymirskiy mines account for 36% of ore mined by the company in Russia.
March 28, 2021 London trader Stratton to sell First Cobalt’s refinery output in 5-yr deal Under the deal, First Cobalt will have the option to sell up to 100% of its annual cobalt sulfate to Stratton.
March 28, 2021 German steelworkers reach pay deal with union Workers will receive lump-sum payments of 250 euros each on December 28 this year and February 28, 2022.
March 28, 2021 Uber or Skip? Bronze Age miners had their own food delivery service New research shows that Bronze Age mining sites relied on outside sources to deliver pre-processed food.
March 26, 2021 The metals of antiquity – tin Although the circumstances surrounding the original discovery of tin have never been established, they have given rise to several fascinating theories.
March 26, 2021 Home: Humble aluminum can shows a circular economy won’t be easy It is ironic that aluminum, a metal so central to the green revolution, risks not being able to grow sufficiently because of the pressure to decarbonise.
March 26, 2021 Newest battery metal IPO taps rising interest in the deep sea Investor interest in deep sea minerals is rising ahead of an mining code of conduct that’s expected to be concluded this year by the International Seabed Authority.
March 26, 2021 Nornickel to spin off copper-gold mine near China Nornickel owns a 50%-stake in the Bystrinsky mine.
March 26, 2021 Alrosa fetches $23.9m in three diamond auctions The world’s top diamond miner by output held three “special-size diamonds” auctions to celebrate its Jubilee Auction #100.
March 26, 2021 Kaz Minerals bidders up takeover bid to $5.5 billion Nova Resources has raised its offer for the miner by 9%, after minority shareholders said they would reject earlier proposals for being too low.
Silver price suffers biggest loss since 2021, gold price falls from record Earlier, spot prices had soared to as high as $83.63 per ounce. December 29, 2025 | 08:54 am