September 8, 2021 Albemarle says Chile output on track despite strike The 135-member “Albemarle Salar” union, which the company said comprises about half the workers at its Salar plant, went on strike in August.
September 8, 2021 Vale Indonesia eyes 2026 completion for nickel HPAL plant The plant in Pomalaa, in Southeast Sulawesi province, is expected to produce 40,000 tonnes of mixed sulphide precipitate.
September 8, 2021 China’s Aug tin output rises 11.1% m/m The 20 smelters in Antaike's monthly tin production survey churned out 13,369 tonnes of the metal last month.
September 7, 2021 Indonesia’s August exports of refined tin up 21.7% y/y Refined tin exports stood at 7,497.19 tonnes in August, up from 6,158.67 tonnes last year and 14.27% higher than July.
September 7, 2021 Zambian president names new mines minister Hichilema also designated Francis Chipimo to act as central bank governor.
September 7, 2021 Nornickel tests extraction of metals from waste after flooding hit output About 200 tonnes of nickel, 50 tonnes of copper, 80 kg of platinum group metals, 2 kg of gold and 44 kg of silver were extracted last month from low-nickel…
September 7, 2021 LME floor trade volume plunged 85% on reopening day The iconic trading floor reopened this week after dealers lobbied the LME not to push ahead with a plan to switch permanently to fully electronic pricing.
September 7, 2021 Aboriginal group files UN complaint over heritage bill New draft laws put greater emphasis on agreement between Indigenous groups and developers, but the government retains the final decision in heritage disputes.
September 7, 2021 Home: Guinea coup adds bauxite to aluminum’s supply concerns The political upheaval catches the aluminum raw materials chain at a vulnerable moment with alumina prices already surging higher due to refinery problems.
September 7, 2021 Australia’s biggest silver mine in two decades taps solar boom Silver Mines’s Bowdens project in New South Wales is set to start operations in 2023 and will have an initial output target of 6 million ounces a year.
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
