October 23, 2017 Platinum miner Lonmin to cut over 1,000 jobs in South Africa South Africa's Solidarity union cites low commodity prices and rising costs as two main factors behind the job cuts.
October 23, 2017 Northern Miner’s Progressive Mine Forum Livestream Live round table discussions complemented by real-time interaction with the audience via social media, as well as commentary from industry leaders.
October 23, 2017 Petra Diamonds revenue takes hit from Tanzania crackdown Petra Diamonds Ltd's first quarter revenue fell by 17 percent after Tanzanian government last month seized consignment of diamonds from its Williamson mine.
October 22, 2017 Hedge fund sues Barclays Bank for £650M over alleged copper market rigging Red Kite, the largest metals hedge fund in the world run by UK Conservative Party donor Michael Farmer, is alleging that Barclays Bank attempted to rig the copper market through…
October 20, 2017 Bacanora secures environmental permit for Sonora project in Mexico Permit lets Bacanora go-ahead with its 35,000tpa (tons per annum) lithium carbonate operation in Mexico.
October 20, 2017 Alrosa has just unearthed another large yellow diamond, hits annual record of massive findings With the newly unearthed 34.17-carat diamond, Alrosa has hit an annual record in the number of large fancy-coloured stones found at its operations.
October 19, 2017 Polyus powers on Russian miner posts another quarter of record production on the way to 2.8m ounces in 2019 as its $2.2 billion Natalka mine ramps up.
October 19, 2017 BHP presents united front against activist Elliott Ken MacKenzie defended CEO after attacks from activist investor Elliott Advisors prompted speculation that the end of Andrew Mackenzie's tenure was imminent.
October 19, 2017 Zinc’s bull narrative blurred by fog of LME spreads war The combination of spread stress and large flows of metal in the LME system suggests we've just witnessed a big bear-bull battle among physical players.
October 19, 2017 Glencore gains approval to buy into Rusal’s Ukrainian alumina plant As a result of the permits, Glencore can acquire shares in companies Aluminium of Ukraine and Guardon Ukraine.
Aluminum and copper prices take breather after explosive start to 2026 Industrial metals have enjoyed a bullish run into the new year. January 13, 2026 | 03:12 pm
