May 3, 2021 LME to announce open outcry ring decision in early June LME floor trading was suspended over a year ago, in March 2020, amid a lockdown imposed to curb the spread of covid-19.
May 3, 2021 Major tin producer MSC won’t resume pre-covid output for 9 months MSC accounts for about 7% of global supplies estimated at around 330,000 tonnes last year.
May 3, 2021 Russell: China seeks to cool red-hot steel sector, and aims at Australia Beijing and Canberra have been at loggerheads for more than a year over a variety of political issues, but the fallout has been concentrated in trade.
May 2, 2021 Top Peru presidential candidate vows to curb foreign firms ‘looting’ mining wealth Socialist Pedro Castillo said he would, if elected, review contracts with foreign miners.
May 2, 2021 Lithium producers grow bullish as EV revolution turbocharges demand Growing industry optimism from higher lithium prices is a change from last year when funding for mines and processing plants dried up during the pandemic.
May 1, 2021 Record metals prices catapult mining profits beyond big oil The mining windfall is the latest sign of a boom in iron ore, copper and other metals that’s sending an inflationary wave through the global economy.
April 30, 2021 Mapped: Global GDP forecasts for 2021 and beyond Global GDP growth forecasts for 2021 and 2022 sit at +6.0% and +4.4% respectively.
April 30, 2021 Fresnillo chairman Alberto Baillères stepping down His son Alejandro Bailleres was named president of the five main firms comprising the business conglomerate Grupo Bal.
April 30, 2021 Copper price surge toward a record high is hitting Chinese industry Some Chinese manufacturers of electric wire have idled units and delayed deliveries or even defaulted on bank loans.
April 30, 2021 Gold price blows hot and cold Gold offers its protection not only against winters, but also against summers.
Copper price: Strains deepen as global smelting activity hits decade low Copper prices are under renewed pressure after satellite data showed 1.2 million tonnes of January smelter capacity outside China went idle. February 12, 2026 | 11:01 am