June 25, 2021 Russia prepares to hit metals firms with $2.3bn in export taxes Moscow wants to protect its defence and construction industries from further growth in raw materials costs as prices for metals rise at a global level.
June 25, 2021 Zimbabwe mining CEO to quit, putting economy reboot in doubt David Brown intends to step down, jeopardising the future of the company the government hopes will spur an economic revival.
June 25, 2021 Caterpillar, steelmakers gain as Biden deal ups demand view Heavy-equipment maker and steelmakers surged as US president’s bipartisan $579 billion infrastructure deal buoyed the outlook for demand.
June 25, 2021 Hanrui Cobalt applies for HK listing to fund expansion Company is one of China's biggest producers of the metal and is building new facilities in the southern Chinese city of Ganzhou to produce 10,000 tonnes per year of cobalt…
June 25, 2021 China copper smelters set Q3 treatment charge floor at $55/t Spot treatment charges for copper concentrate in China have been languishing near-decade lows in 2021 amid tight mine supply globally.
June 25, 2021 Rio kept destruction of Ice Age Australia heritage secret, Aboriginal group says The Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corporation says Rio Tinto kept existence of traditional site in its license as secret.
June 24, 2021 Pilbara to restart Ngungaju operations, shares rise The company will restart its plant in Western Australia in the last quarter of 2021 after a two-year stoppage.
June 24, 2021 Hudbay Minerals resumes production at Lalor mine A worker employed by a service provider was fatally injured last week from a fall while working at a height.
June 24, 2021 Ganfeng says lithium could return to boom-time highs Lithium prices surged from 2015 to mid-2018 as rising demand from electric automakers outpaced available supply.
June 24, 2021 Ecuador sees mining exports rising 74% in 2021, ministry says Ecuador has plentiful mineral reserves, but has lagged far behind other Andean countries in developing large-scale mining.
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am
