April 21, 2021

Chile covid cases surge dents Antofagasta copper output

The Chilean copper miner’s production fell 5.7% to 183,000 tonnes in the first quarter of 2021 from the same period a year ago.

April 20, 2021

Chile-focused copper miner Nobel Resources makes TSXV debut

Shares were up 37% after pre-market trading Tuesday.

April 20, 2021

Iron ore price surges to 10-year high after Vale, Rio miss on output

Iron ore prices jump 4% on Tuesday with $200 in sight, extending gains spurred by disappointing output figures from top two producers.

April 19, 2021

Vale production disappoints again, adding fuel to iron ore price rally

Vale’s iron ore output totaled 68 million tonnes in 1Q21, 14.2% higher than in 1Q20, but down 5.5% compared to the 72 million tonnes average analyst estimate.

April 19, 2021

Largo Resources shares up on Nasdaq debut

Company also reported total production of 1,986 tonnes of vanadium oxide in Q1 2021, a decrease of 30% over same period last year.

April 19, 2021

Iron ore price extends rally as market focus shifts to output reports

Vale, Rio Tinto and BHP are due to report production data this week as well as give market outlooks.

April 19, 2021

Australian lithium miners Orocobre and Galaxy to merge in $3bn deal

Business combination creates world’s fifth-biggest producer of lithium chemicals, used to make EV batteries.

April 16, 2021

Chile tribunal breathes new life into controversial Dominga copper-iron project

The proposed project, if eventually approved, would mark a rare win for a major new project in Chile.

April 16, 2021

In depth interview: Friedland on the new world order

"We’re here to talk about the revenge of the miners and how important it is that we sustainably mine copper metal for the new world economy."

April 16, 2021

Iron ore price hits 10-year high on rising steel demand

Goldman Sachs see prices falling back to $110 a tonne by the fourth quarter.