July 30, 2019

Alumina roller coaster spins price to two-year lows

The alumina market has collapsed over the last three months with both Chinese and Western prices now at their lowest levels in two years.

July 30, 2019

Fossil-free energy supply gives Sweden edge in green steel race

Sweden’s SSAB is turning to hydrogen as a replacement for coal.

July 29, 2019

Sandvik CEO emerges as front-runner for top job at ABB

An announcement could be made in the coming weeks though ABB has yet to make a final decision.

July 26, 2019

Billionaire Anil Agarwal’s Anglo American trade a gold mine

Says columnist Chris Hughes.

July 26, 2019

Safer, healthier, more productive — the promise of wearables for miners

As declining ore reserves push mines to greater depths and also to remote locations, companies are increasingly testing wearables to cut costs, decrease risk and drive productivity.

July 26, 2019

Rusal says aluminium sales up 21%

The world's largest aluminium producer outside China has been restoring operations after US sanctions were lifted in January this year.

July 26, 2019

Europe’s central banks ditch 20-year-old gold sales agreement

They say they have no plan to sell large amounts of the metal.

July 25, 2019

Diamond market weakness prompts De Beers to curb supply

The move comes as trade tensions between the US and China pushed earnings down 27% in first-half of the year.

July 25, 2019

Mining executives split on who bears burden of climate change

The debate among the world’s top miners shows how climate and global warming is becoming a bigger issue facing all companies.

July 24, 2019

Caterpillar pours cold water on manufacturing, energy sector hopes

Disappointing earnings were driven mainly by its construction division.