April 15, 2021 Home: Re-thinking zinc as 2021 benchmark smelter terms tumble A sharp drop in this year's benchmark smelter treatment charges amounts to a collective re-assessment of the zinc market's underlying dynamics.
April 15, 2021 Iconic Minerals ready for permitting Bonnie Claire lithium project The Vancouver-based miner says quartz-rich volcanic tuffs containing anomalous amounts of lithium occur within the Sarcobatus Valley, where Bonnie Claire is located.
April 14, 2021 Copper price scales $9,000 after Goldman calls it the new oil Goldman Sachs sees prices averaging $11,000 per tonne over the next 12 months.
April 14, 2021 Pan mine gold output trends up for Fiore In the first three months of 2021, the Pan heap leach mine in Nevada generated 10,915 oz of gold, a 19% increase over the prior quarter.
April 14, 2021 Newmont, Barrick, Anglogold lost 1.3m ounces last year After a sharp decline in 2020 gold output from the top 8 producers is expected to recover this year says GlobalData.
April 14, 2021 Battery startup plans new US plant to feed EV Boom Canadian startup Li-Cycle Corp. plans a third battery-recycling facility in North America.
April 14, 2021 Skyrocketing metal prices threaten to hinder EV affordability Lithium, the mainstay for rechargeable power packs used in EVs, is roaring back after a three-year slump in prices.
April 13, 2021 World’s no. 2 electric carmaker goes nickel, cobalt free Warren Buffet-backed BYD says it’s opting for safer nickel, cobalt-free LFP batteries across its entire line-up as its “blade” technology overcomes driving range issues.
April 13, 2021 Robert Friedland: Copper is a national security issue Ivanhoe Mines chairman says mining companies will have to be “real heroes” and governments will have to accept the industry if the world is to successfully transition to clean energy.
April 13, 2021 Goldman doubles down: Record-high copper price within a year "Nearly $16 trillion would have to go into green-focused infrastructure to achieve decarbonisation targets, compared to $10 trillion in China during last supercycle.”
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
