January 18, 2021 Shanghai booms as metals trading mirrors uneven recovery China has led the industrial recovery from covid-19 with the rest of the world struggling to catch up.
January 18, 2021 UK hails first domestic production of battery-quality lithium A consortium focused on developing the UK’s lithium supply chain has produced two lithium carbonate concentrates from local samples.
January 18, 2021 Bluejay, Rio Tinto’s JV in Finland is official The London-based explorer announced that all conditions have now been satisfied for the commencement of the Enonkoski project joint-venture.
January 15, 2021 Nornickel joins blockchain network for responsible minerals sourcing RSBN is an industry collaboration across the minerals supply chain using blockchain technology to support responsible sourcing and production practices from mine to market.
January 15, 2021 Metals behind EV revolution to resume volatile rally – again Global EV sales are projected to surge 60% this year, according to BloombergNEF.
January 15, 2021 FLSmidth in talks to buy Thyssenkrupp’s mining unit The negotiations are at a non-binding stage, FLSmidth said, and there can be no assurance as to their result.
January 15, 2021 Mandalay Resources reports record production in 2020 The Toronto-based miner met its full-year production guidance and registered the highest quarterly saleable gold production in three years.
January 14, 2021 LME’s twilight zone absorbs stocks build The amount of aluminum sitting in this LME twilight zone grew by 829,000 tonnes between February and November.
January 13, 2021 Russia for first time holds more gold than US dollars in $583 billion reserves The share of dollar assets dropped to 22%, down from more than 40% in 2018.
January 13, 2021 KAZ Minerals investor pushes board to scrap $2.4bn buyout The offer from Chairman Oleg Novachuk’s Nova Resources BV doesn’t attribute any value to its growth projects, RWC said.
Zimbabwe to continue mineral purchases in 2026, central bank governor says The central bank has aggressively pursued a foreign currency accumulation strategy through mandatory mining royalties, outright gold purchases and leveraging on the rally in gold. December 28, 2025 | 09:29 am
