May 4, 2021 Mining industry risk aversion could slow the pace of energy transition — report Wood Mackenzie argues that it appears the mining industry is erring on the side of indecision.
May 4, 2021 Chile to fuel green hydrogen boom with $300 million fund Green hydrogen is shaping up to be an alternative to fossil fuels in industrial operations and transportation.
May 4, 2021 Largo Resources taps Brazil in vanadium battery push The company should begin delivering its first vanadium batteries next year, it says.
May 4, 2021 Civil society groups urge halt to Barrick’s Pueblo Viejo expansion Barrick has proposed a $1.3 billion expansion of the processing plant and waste storage facility to extend the mine through 2040.
May 4, 2021 Copper price could spike to $13,000 on low stocks – BofA Prompt delivery copper prices spike as inventories in LME warehouses fall 20% from mid-April.
May 4, 2021 Vale raises number of independent board members to eight The group includes the former chief executive officer of state-controlled oil company Petrobras, Roberto Castello Branco.
May 3, 2021 Proposed new royalty unsettles miners in Chile Deputies in Chile’s lower house gave their general backing to a constitutional reform that would impose a flat 3% royalty on the production of copper and lithium to finance environmental…
May 3, 2021 Copper price keeps soaring while ICSG predicts 79,000 tonnes surplus in 2021 The global copper market should see a surplus of 79,000 tonnes in 2021 and of 109,000 tonnes in 2022, according to the International Copper Study Group.
May 3, 2021 Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula to begin copper production within a month Overall construction of the Kamoa-Kakula project's first phase 3.8-Mtpa concentrator plant is 98% complete.
May 3, 2021 World’s top miner warns against Chile’s mining tax BHP says charging higher rates at times of high prices for copper and lithium could scare global investors away.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
