March 22, 2021 Peru central bank cuts growth forecast for 2021, sees tailwinds from rising copper price The bank reduced expectations for growth in the key mining sector to 11% in 2021, down from an earlier prediction for a 14.4% expansion.
March 21, 2021 Barrick reports strong financials in 2020 In its 2020 annual report, the mining giant said it now has one of the strongest balance sheets in the industry.
March 19, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Mining profits reach $230 billion a year, topped only by oil & gas, pharma; Lithium prices continue to soar – up 88% in 2021; Massive new port could give Vale…
March 19, 2021 The world will need 10 million tonnes more copper to meet demand The copper industry is set to face an annual supply deficit of 4.7 million tonnes by 2030, CRU Group estimates.
March 19, 2021 Investors flock back to lithium as battery bust turns to boom Investors are betting big on a lithium comeback less than three years after prices of the metal used in rechargeable batteries collapsed.
March 19, 2021 Supply squeeze drags copper treatment charges below $20 a tonne Extremely tight copper mine supply has pushed spot treatment charges for concentrate to their lowest in more than a decade.
March 19, 2021 Global nickel surplus shrinks in January The global nickel market surplus shrank to 8,400 tonnes in January from a revised surplus of 14,700 tonnes in the previous month.
March 19, 2021 Nexa takes stake in Tinka Resources Nexa has acquired a 9% stake in Tinka, which is developing Ayawilca, one of the largest zinc projects in Peru.
March 18, 2021 Massive new port could give Vale back iron ore crown A project for a dedicated iron ore port with a capacity of up to 560 million tonnes per year is advancing in the north of Brazil.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
