February 26, 2021

Copper price spike stirs alarm over another rush to find substitutes

With prices spiking, manufacturers making wires and pipes are looking to aluminum.

February 26, 2021

Musk says nickel price is ‘biggest concern’ for electric-car batteries

Tesla CEO said that the company is shifting some cars to a type of battery that uses iron instead.

February 26, 2021

Orocobre forecasts higher lithium prices as market outlook brightens

The lithium and borax miner said net loss after tax widened to $29.1 million for the half-year ended Dec. 31, from $18.9 million last year.

February 26, 2021

Vale books hefty dam disaster charges, but bullish about core earnings

Company logged $4.9 billion in provisions related to the Brumadinho dam disaster in quarterly earnings.

February 26, 2021

Codelco reports bumper year for profits despite pandemic

Company upped output from its own mines by 2% in 2020 to 1.618 million tonnes, despite strict covid-19 measures.

February 25, 2021

Southern Copper to push forward on new projects as copper price spikes

Company will seek to push forward with several new and pending projects in the mineral-rich Andean nation as prices rise.

February 25, 2021

Vale set to join peers in doling out more mining windfall

Bloomberg’s Dividend Forecasting team is projecting Vale will increase its payout to 2.697 reais a share from 1.41 reais in September.

February 25, 2021

How high can copper price fly? this metals trader expects $12,000

Current prices would seem “far too low” if governments fulfill pledges for green infrastructure and electric-vehicle incentives, Concord Resources said.

February 25, 2021

In Brazil, an indigenous woman joins Bolsonaro in fight for mining

Irisnaide Silva leads one indigenous group in the state of Roraima that defends mining diamond and gold in the Amazon.

February 25, 2021

Anglo American ended 2020 stronger than expected

The miner beat expectations with a small fall in 2020 earnings, but boosted dividend as soaring commodity prices helped it recover from covid-19 disruptions in the first half of the…