January 11, 2021 Jim Bob Moffett, co-founder of Freeport, dies at 82 On his watch, the company rode an unprecedented commodities boom, expanding to challenge Codelco as the world’s biggest copper miner.
January 10, 2021 Energy protectionism in Mexico has made climate the victim President López Obrador cut the knees off a booming renewables market and ploughed money into state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos.
January 8, 2021 China cobalt prices leap to 2-year high on stockpiling China was advised by state-backed research house to stockpile metals in the wake of a collapse in commodity prices last year after the coronavirus outbreak.
January 8, 2021 Chile threatens legal action to get Albemarle to disclose lithium reserves Chilean regulators have threatened company with legal action, demanding the world´s top lithium miner present a plan for turning over data on its reserves.
January 8, 2021 UK shareholder raises concerns over Rio, BHP Arizona mine LAPFF, whose member schemes manage more than 300 billion pounds in assets, has direct holdings in both Rio and BHP.
January 8, 2021 Gold stocks break out Gold mining stocks entered the new year with a bang, as their leading index surged to a major breakout above multiple key resistance lines.
January 8, 2021 Trump hurries to loosen mining regulations, approve projects Successor Joe Biden will be unable to reverse some of the changes.
January 7, 2021 Tin on a roll as new year squeeze grips London market The LME three-month price hit $21,360 per tonne on Tuesday, the highest trade since March 2019.
January 7, 2021 Elon Musk surpasses Jeff Bezos to become world’s richest person A 4.8% rally in Tesla’s share price Thursday boosted Musk past Amazon founder on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
January 7, 2021 Kuvimba seeks $1 billion for 2021 acquisitions, capex Company is held by government pension funds and Zimbabwe’s sovereign wealth fund.
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
