March 9, 2021 Home: Battery metals buzz is back as Europe reboots EV sector Cobalt and lithium have jumped back to life in 2021, with prices rallying hard in January and February.
March 9, 2021 Nornickel to take another week to halt water inflow at Siberia mines Nornickel could loose 4-5% of its 2021 output if the two mines are suspended for one month.
March 9, 2021 Shareholders ask Rio Tinto to disclose climate targets, review lobby associations They want Rio disclose short, medium and long-term targets for direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions and chalk out its performance against those targets.
March 9, 2021 Cornish Metals closer to reopening tin-copper mine in UK The Canadian miner has inked key deals that enable it to progress plans for the South Crofty mine in Cornwall.
March 9, 2021 NGOs lambaste LBMA’s gold sourcing program Five advocacy groups have asked the EU not to endorse the market authority's policing of gold refineries.
March 8, 2021 Alternative financing remains underpenetrated avenue for miners – report Alternative financing options could generate $800 billion for miners over the next ten years, according to McKinsey.
March 8, 2021 Platts to launch ‘green’ aluminum prices in April The London Metal Exchange, the world's biggest industrial metals market, has rejected calls to create a separate contract for low-carbon aluminum and instead plans to create a digital register this…
March 8, 2021 Gold, silver demonstrate viability of new process for building ultralight materials Nanometer-sized metal struts that form nested networks on separate hierarchical levels demonstrated to provide great strength while remaining ultralight.
March 7, 2021 Anti-dumping investigation could lead to higher costs for European steelmakers – report Europe-based graphite electrode producers lodged a complaint before the EC alleging that imports of certain Chinese products were being dumped.
March 5, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners; Rio Tinto, Mongolia reach new Oyu Tolgoi expansion plan deal; Copper price crashes through $4.00, down 7%.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
