Mexican mining chamber warns uncertainty to bring investment cutsAround a dozen companies are said to make their next investments elsewhere.Reuters | February 26, 2021 | 1:15 pm
Vale bullish on metal prices, seeks to accelerate copper projectsThe iron ore miner is confident in the trajectory of…Reuters | February 26, 2021 | 11:08 am
Global silver output to rise 8.1% in 2021 – reportGlobal silver production is set to grow at a CAGR…MINING.com Editor | February 26, 2021 | 9:46 am
Copper price spike stirs alarm over another rush to find substitutes With prices spiking, manufacturers making wires and pipes are looking to aluminum. Bloomberg News | February 26, 2021 | 8:34 am
Musk says nickel price is ‘biggest concern’ for electric-car batteries Tesla CEO said that the company is shifting some cars to a type of battery that uses iron instead. Bloomberg News | February 26, 2021 | 8:24 am
Orocobre forecasts higher lithium prices as market outlook brightens The lithium and borax miner said net loss after tax widened to $29.1 million for the half-year ended Dec. 31, from $18.9 million last year. Reuters | February 26, 2021 | 8:13 am
Vale books hefty dam disaster charges, but bullish about core earnings Company logged $4.9 billion in provisions related to the Brumadinho dam disaster in quarterly earnings. Reuters | February 26, 2021 | 7:42 am
Codelco reports bumper year for profits despite pandemic Company upped output from its own mines by 2% in 2020 to 1.618 million tonnes, despite strict covid-19 measures. Reuters | February 26, 2021 | 7:34 am
Southern Copper to push forward on new projects as copper price spikes Company will seek to push forward with several new and pending projects in the mineral-rich Andean nation as prices rise. Reuters | February 25, 2021 | 2:40 pm
Vale set to join peers in doling out more mining windfall Bloomberg’s Dividend Forecasting team is projecting Vale will increase its payout to 2.697 reais a share from 1.41 reais in September. Bloomberg News | February 25, 2021 | 9:40 am
How high can copper price fly? this metals trader expects $12,000 Current prices would seem “far too low” if governments fulfill pledges for green infrastructure and electric-vehicle incentives, Concord Resources said. Bloomberg News | February 25, 2021 | 8:35 am
In Brazil, an indigenous woman joins Bolsonaro in fight for mining Irisnaide Silva leads one indigenous group in the state of Roraima that defends mining diamond and gold in the Amazon. Reuters | February 25, 2021 | 8:18 am