February 3, 2022 Samarco to add revenue, hit output goal sooner after Vale deal The miner expects to reach total production of 25.7-million tonnes of iron ore pellets in 2030, a year earlier than previously projected.
February 3, 2022 China’s metals imports boomed in 2021, so did its exports Such divergence is highly unusual but reflects the equally unusual combination of pandemic recovery and supply-side constraints, writes Andy Home.
February 3, 2022 Global copper smelting surges in January, satellite data shows The number of inactive smelters fell to the lowest level since February 2018.
February 3, 2022 Explainer: Costs of nickel and cobalt used in electric vehicle batteries Rising sales and a scramble along the supply chain to secure materials have propelled prices of battery ingredients.
February 3, 2022 South Africa urges Rio Tinto workers to report cases of discrimination South Africa’s labour ministry on Thursday urged Rio Tinto workers to report instances of discrimination after the Anglo-Australian miner released an internal […]
February 2, 2022 Former Kazatomprom chief named Kazakh central bank governor In a broader reshuffle after January's deadly unrest, Galymzhan Pirmatov was named governor of the Central Asian nation's central bank.
February 2, 2022 Southern Copper to vie for top producer status despite output slump The Peru-focused company reported a 4.3% drop in copper production last year and expects the decline to continue this year.
February 2, 2022 Mexico says lithium is too strategic for private investors Mexico currently has no commercial lithium production, but according to some estimates contains potentially lucrative deposits trapped in clay-based soils.
February 2, 2022 Rare flower to get protected zone near ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine The plan, set to be officially filed in the Federal Register on Thursday, would "not have a significant economic impact" on the mining project.
February 2, 2022 Looks like there’s a whale snapping up gold bullion below $1,800 Whoever is buying is able to buy in scale, leave little footprint in the market and then take delivery and store the metal in secure, invisible vaults.
UAE aluminum maker seeks investors for $6 billion US plant The EGA plant is expected to require $5 billion to $6 billion of capital investment and produce about 750,000 tons of primary aluminum a year. December 16, 2025 | 02:54 pm
