September 30, 2021 Europe urged to launch fund to spur rare earth magnet output Companies could be offered tax breaks as part of a plan for the EU to produce a fifth of its own rare earth magnet demand by 2030.
September 29, 2021 Fortescue halts operations at Pilbara site after employee’s death Operations at Solomon Hub had been suspended pending a full investigation.
September 29, 2021 Rio Tinto declares force majeure on some copper cathode contracts, Kennecott smelter shut Kennecott, in Utah, produced 82,100 tonnes of refined copper in the first half of 2021.
September 29, 2021 Australia’s Core Lithium starts construction at flagship Finniss project Finniss is the first lithium mine in the Northern Territory.
September 29, 2021 Rio CEO seeks ‘win-win’ for Resolution copper project Stausholm hinted that changes were possible to the mine's design plan that might make it palatable to Native Americans.
September 29, 2021 With miners freed, Vale turns back to rescuing ESG credentials Sunday’s accident at the Sudbury mine is particularly jarring for a company still trying to reinvent itself as a responsible corporate citizen.
September 29, 2021 An obscure Chinese mining law is hobbling global energy security China’s current energy crisis can be traced back in part to a legal amendment targeting miners that garnered little notice when it went into effect in March.
September 29, 2021 Energy transition faces metal supply deficit, Canada miners say Any credible prognosis shows that copper faces a structural deficit of 5-7 million tonnes starting in the next 3 or 4 years, Hudbay CFO says.
September 29, 2021 Dovish to hawkish Fed: sounds bearish for gold With a more hawkish Fed disposition, non-commercial traders remaining dollar-strong, and the EUR/USD sinking, it doesn’t bode well for the metals.
September 29, 2021 Rio Tinto may eventually process critical minerals, CEO says The company is currently figuring out ways to extract up to ten so-called critical minerals from copper waste at its mining facility in Utah.
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
