November 8, 2021 Sumitomo doubles annual profit forecast on surging metal prices Sumitomo has raised its copper price forecast to $9,071 a tonne for the year from its May estimate of $7,800.
November 5, 2021 Copper giants safe in our hands, Chile leftist’s campaign says Mining heavyweights such as BHP and Anglo American have nothing to fear if former student protest leader Gabriel Boric becomes Chile’s next president, according to one of his top advisers.
November 5, 2021 Antamina CEO seeks ‘common ground’ after protests Protests against miners in Peru, the world's No. 2 copper producer, have escalated in recent weeks.
November 5, 2021 Vale cashes in on fertilizer boom with $1.3 billion Mosaic stock sale Brazilian iron ore giant thinks it’s time to cash in on the global fertilizer boom.
November 5, 2021 Minera Alamos pours first gold at Santana mine in Mexico Gold was recovered from material stacked during summer and intended primarily to commission the carbon recovery plant and related systems.
November 4, 2021 A squeeze on lithium has top producer ‘going as fast as we can’ Albemarle plans to start sales from a new plant in Chile early 2022 and from an expansion in Western Australia around the middle of the year.
November 4, 2021 Sherritt plans to expand Cuban nickel mine The plan calls for a multi-phased approach, and work will include a new slurry preparation plant and expansion of other circuits at the mill.
November 4, 2021 Barrick Gold quarterly profit dented by weak prices The gold giant reported an 18% drop in third-quarter profit from the prior three-month period, weighed down by weaker prices for the precious metal.
November 3, 2021 Brazil’s CSN expects to produce or buy up to 37kt of iron ore in 2021 The firm expects capital expenditure on mine expansion projects to reach 560 million reais ($101 million) this year.
Precious metals extend rally as silver price surpasses $90 Spot gold hit a peak of $4,641.29 per ounce, taking its year-to-date gains to 6%. January 14, 2026 | 09:41 am
