June 17, 2021 CEO vacuum at AngloGold turns it into world’s worst mining stock Shares of the world’s third-largest gold producer have dropped 30% in the past year.
June 17, 2021 Home: Learning to live with (talk of) Chinese state metal sales The copper market is going to have to live with the threat of Chinese state sales for the foreseeable future.
June 17, 2021 Nornickel fund launches first blockchain-tracked nickel and copper ETCs on LSE The ETCs will use Blockchain technology for transparency and security of the metals backing them.
June 17, 2021 EXPLAINER: What we know about China’s metals reserves release Beijing confirmed the release of state reserves for the first time in a decade to cool metals markets. Here is what analysts know about the sale.
June 16, 2021 Unmanned train to allow Vale to reopen iron ore plant at Xingu dam With the train, Timbopeba processing plant will be able to operate at least at 80% of its capacity of 33,000 tonnes of iron ore "fines" per day.
June 16, 2021 Chilean senators pause to ponder tax impacts The senate’s mining and energy committee will hold weekly hearings on the proposed royalty through mid July.
June 16, 2021 Cobalt supply must double by 2030 to meet demand – Trafigura exec Total supply of cobalt in 2020 was 126,500 tonnes, according to consultancy Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.
June 16, 2021 Companies with $2.1 trillion of debt face natural capital risks Moody’s says companies in 12 sectors, including mining, oil and gas, and shipping, have “high” or “very high” exposure to natural capital risks.
June 16, 2021 Rio Tinto to study using hydrogen in alumina refining in green push The Australian Renewable Energy Agency will provide half the funds for the $925,000 study.
June 16, 2021 Large methane leak detected over South Africa coal mining region The cloud was spotted about 125 kilometers east of Johannesburg in an area where Sasol Ltd. has several coal mines.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am