November 23, 2021 Platinum market heading for biggest surplus in years, says WPIC Supply from South Africa has increased as inventory that built up during a smelter outage is processed faster than expected.
November 23, 2021 Vale restarts licensing process for Apolo iron ore project The plans for the project, which has a capacity of 14 million tonnes per year and a lifespan of 29 years, have been revised to reduce its environmental impact.
November 23, 2021 Bye bye BC’s killer whales British Columbians are now bracing for the next storm system to arrive.
November 23, 2021 Soaring lithium prices spur changes in supply contracts "Prices are up over 230% year to date, really around a lack of available material," said Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.
November 23, 2021 Can plants that suck metal from soil replace mining? Agro-mining is the process of growing plants that absorb metal through soil, a mechanism to clean poisoned lands and maybe gather battery components like nickel and cobalt.
November 23, 2021 Rare earth elements: Where in the world are they? Most rare earth elements find their uses as catalysts and magnets in traditional and low-carbon technologies.
November 23, 2021 Bosnian coal miners halt work, protest against lower wages Thousands of miners halted work at Bosnia's seven coal mines on Tuesday.
November 23, 2021 South African miners plan $3.8 billion of power projects The industry is planning 3,900 megawatts of solar, wind and battery energy projects.
November 23, 2021 China’s coal crunch isn’t over yet as cold weather drives demand A La Nina weather pattern will likely cause temperatures to plunge periodically through the winter, boosting demand to heat homes.
November 23, 2021 Zijin approves investment in $769m Congo copper smelter The 500,000-tonne-per-year direct-to-blister plant will be the largest copper smelter in Africa.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm