January 21, 2021 Alrosa sees diamond demand uptick in 2021 The Russian miner saw sales grow more than three fold in the fourth quarter of 2020 to 17 million carats.
January 21, 2021 Consortium for Battery Innovation calls for boost to climate-friendly technologies The new chairman of the CBI asked governments and industry to help accelerate the development of advanced battery technologies.
January 20, 2021 Antofagasta’s Los Pelambres expansion to cost an extra $400m The project's cost is now pegged at $1.7 billion.
January 19, 2021 Cobalt price rally lifts EV Metal Index to fresh record high Cobalt use in newly-sold electric cars sets record and prices jump to 21-month high, lifting overall index to fresh monthly record.
January 19, 2021 End of an era? LME proposes closure of open-outcry trade The LME floor closed in March 2020 for the first time since World War II to allow the social-distancing needed to deal with covid-19.
January 19, 2021 De Beers raises diamond prices most in years Company implemented its biggest price increase for diamonds in years as the industry starts bouncing back from the pandemic-induced shutdown.
January 19, 2021 Kabanga, Tanzania to develop world’s largest nickel deposit The UK-based miner and Tanzania will jointly develop a project formerly owned by Barrick and Glencore.
January 19, 2021 Covid-restrictions force Lithium Australia out of Germany The miner said that restrictions rendered the work in Saxony’s Ore Mountains “almost impossible.”
January 19, 2021 Gates, Bezos-backed fund offers $1bn to clean energy start-ups To be eligible, projects must have potential to cut global emissions by at least 500 million tonnes a year.
January 18, 2021 Norilsk Nickel taps into precious metal ETCs The move marks the first time a mining company introduces tracker products.
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. December 27, 2025 | 09:38 am
