January 28, 2021 LME stocks shock sends zinc price reeling Stocks of the galvanising metal surged to a three-year high of 294,500 tonnes this week thanks to the “arrival” of 106,000 tonnes in the space of just two days.
January 28, 2021 Zimbabwe miners say foreign-exchange rule could trigger crisis The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe on Jan. 8 announced that exporters must now hand over 40% of their foreign currency earnings, up from 30%.
January 28, 2021 Coal wins curious reprieve in Biden’s assault on climate change He froze the sale of leases to extract oil and gas from federal land, but he left out fossil fuel most widely blamed for global warming.
January 27, 2021 Precious metals outlook 2021: Renewable energy will be a key driver Silver is set to become a major beneficiary of emerging industrial applications.
January 27, 2021 Grupo Mexico posts $2.3bn profit in 2020 During the fourth quarter, production of copper and silver grew - up 2.4% and 22.9%, respectively - compared to the year-ago period.
January 27, 2021 China fails to learn from Trump backfire in trade war, is losing against Australia Australia has managed to ship more coal to other regional consumers, such as India, Vietnam and Thailand.
January 27, 2021 Copper union digs in for just reward at Antofagasta’s prize mine Talks at Los Pelambres are the latest in a slew of collective bargaining at Chilean mines, which account for a quarter of the world’s copper.
January 27, 2021 Glencore is looking lonely as rivals look to abandon coal Company is cutting an increasingly isolated figure as a major coal miner as one by one its biggest rivals look to abandon the most polluting fuel.
January 26, 2021 Steinmetz sentence opens new front in war on mining corruption Steinmetz’s conviction was hailed as a milestone in the fight against corruption in a sector long dogged by allegations of murky dealings and shady practices.
January 26, 2021 Liberia sees $800m ArcelorMittal investment this year Arcelor operates an iron ore mine at Yekepa in northern Liberia.
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
