February 26, 2021 Nickel, cobalt price: 10 charts show China’s grip on battery supply chain to last decades Beijing's response to Biden executive order on critical minerals: "Artificial efforts to shift these chains and to decouple is not realistic."
February 26, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Freeport to expand US copper mines as Biden moves to electrify the nation; Minnesota court hands victory to PolyMet copper-nickel project; Sibanye-Stillwater to invest in European lithium company.
February 26, 2021 Copper price plunges as market waits for Shanghai whales’ next move "A lot would depend on the reaction of big Chinese players such as Shanghai Dalu Futures, which has amassed a $1 billion long position."
February 26, 2021 LME data to support end to open outcry is misleading, brokers say Brokers say data the London Metal Exchange is using to support its proposal to shut its trading floor exaggerates the use of electronic platforms during coronavirus lockdowns.
February 26, 2021 Alrosa puts walnut-size diamond up for sale The 242-carat diamond is one of the largest gem-quality ones mined by the Russian company since 2000.
February 26, 2021 Scotgold shares fall on Cononish mine delayed ramp-up The Scottish miner also said that slower than anticipated labour build-up and training will impact March production.
February 25, 2021 World’s two largest asset managers have invested $170bn in coal The figure pales in comparison to the $1 trillion in coal investments held by almost 4,500 institutions globally as of January this year.
February 25, 2021 Head of Nornickel’s Arctic processing plant placed under house arrest A section of the plant collapsed on Feb. 20 killing three workers during renovation works.
February 25, 2021 KAZ sees earnings rise despite output dip Company said copper output, which dipped to 306,000 tonnes in 2020 from 311,000 tonnes in 2019, was expected to slip further in 2021 to between 275,000 and 295,000 tonnes.
February 25, 2021 Polyus Q4 net profit up 20% y/y on higher gold prices Polyus said that it was on track to produce 2.7 million troy ounces of gold in 2021, down from 2.8 million ounces in 2020.
Guinea’s military leader set to extend rule amid mining boom Mamadi Doumbouya faced a fragmented opposition, with none of the eight contenders seriously threatening his first-round win. December 29, 2025 | 03:30 am
