December 24, 2021

Bulls or bears: Who is pulling Santa’s gold sleigh?

Like most of 2021, gold has been rubbing against $1,800 this week but did not have the strength to permanently rise above this level.

December 24, 2021

The world’s largest nickel mining companies

Using data from Mining Intelligence, this graphic shows the top 10 companies by nickel production along with their market cap.

December 23, 2021

Vale weighs bid for stake in Anglo’s Brazil iron mine

Vale is considering acquiring a stake in Anglo American’s huge Minas-Rio project.

December 23, 2021

Cobalt price rally will extend into 2022 on demand surge, major trader says

There have been no factors that would trigger a significant declines in prices, with port congestion continuing and major users sticking to output plans, , according to Marubeni Corp.

December 22, 2021

Tesla seeks first US battery graphite with Syrah supply deal

Melbourne-based company will supply Elon Musk’s company with graphite anode material for an initial four years

December 22, 2021

Agnico sends Nunavut site workers home amid rising covid-19 cases

Agnico is sending workers from three of its Canadian operations back home for at least three weeks.

December 22, 2021

Peru villagers agree to lift blockade at Las Bambas copper mine in short truce

The Chumbivilcas communities agreed to suspend their blockade of Las Bambas mine until a Dec. 30 meeting.

December 22, 2021

Albemarle joins newly formed lithium industry body

The world's largest producer of lithium for electric vehicles is the latest to join ILiA after mining giants including Rio Tinto and BASF.

December 22, 2021

Europe’s biggest aluminum smelter cuts output on power price surge

The Aluminium Dunkerque plant has lost about 20 million euros ($22.6 million) since the beginning of November.

December 22, 2021

Surpluses on the horizon to douse fire under copper prices

Mine supply is expected to rise 3.9% to nearly 22 million tonnes next year, according to the International Copper Study Group.