May 6, 2021

Copper price hits all-time high in New York as bulls stampede

Copper has gained 28.1% since the end of last year and is up 114.9% from its 2020 low, hit in March of that year.

May 5, 2021

Albemarle profit beats expectations on rising lithium prices

Albemarle Corp, the world's largest producer of lithium, posted a quarterly profit on Wednesday that easily beat Wall Street's expectations on rising demand from the electric vehicle industry.

May 5, 2021

Iron ore price surges as steel rally fires up demand

Expectations are building that benchmark prices can get to $200 a tonne.

May 5, 2021

Chile’s March copper production mixed with drop at Escondida

The world's largest copper mine saw a drop in production for the eight month running, with a decline of 11.7% year-on-year to 89,900 tonnes.

May 5, 2021

Iron ore to displace soybeans as Brazil’s main export earner

Brazil's iron ore export revenues are set to surge 60% this year.

May 5, 2021

Chilean mining chief warns royalties bill in current form ‘akin to expropriation’

Chile has seen a number of initiatives aimed at extracting more value from its mining industry.

May 5, 2021

Barrick Gold profit beats expectations as copper, gold prices surge

The gold giant reported a 78% jump in first-quarter profit.

May 5, 2021

Visualizing the $2.9bn money flow into gold exploration

Five countries accounted for 75% of the money raised for top gold projects around the world.

May 5, 2021

Metals price rally could hamper switch to green energy — IEA

Prices for commodities — from lithium to cobalt — have hit record highs as demand for clean energy technologies increases.

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.