July 3, 2020 Vedanta’s KCM warns part of Nchanga mine about to collapse Company says part of the pit will cave in "anytime" in the next five days.
July 3, 2020 Rio Tinto cuts reserves at Oyu Tolgoi as costs rise Rio also narrowed its estimated first production from its mine to between October 2022 and June 2023.
July 2, 2020 Saudi Arabia eyes total dominance in oil and gas Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz claimed last week that the Kingdom will be the world’s biggest hydrocarbon producer “even” in 2050.
July 2, 2020 Chile keeps output steady in May even as coronavirus explodes Production at Codelco rose 3% year-on-year to 144,200 tonnes.
July 2, 2020 Commodity freighters are shrugging off covid-19 for now The cost of moving coal and iron ore across the world’s oceans is surging as China lifts cargo purchases.
July 2, 2020 A miraculous covid-19 recovery but Dr Copper needs more tests LME three-month copper ended the first half of the year at $6,015 per tonne, up a whopping 38% from March lows.
July 2, 2020 Metals X to sell copper assets as shareholder fight leads to cash crunch The assets include the Paterson exploration project, Nifty copper operation and Maroochydore copper project.
July 2, 2020 Codelco says more pandemic restrictions would be ‘catastrophic’ The miner giant had held output and shipments of copper steady despite the growing crisis.
July 2, 2020 Pandemic helps Russia tighten its grip on palladium Nornickel’s operations have barely missed a beat, while its main rivals in South Africa are struggling to ramp up production.
July 1, 2020 Gold futures fall from eight-year high on factory data, vaccine The metal is still up about 17% this year.
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
