June 16, 2020 Copper blind-sided by the strength of Chinese recovery Mine closures have grabbed the headlines but the bigger supply disruption has taken place in the copper scrap sector.
June 16, 2020 RioZim halts production over payment delays Zimbabwe's biggest gold miner stopped production due to delays in payments for deliveries to the country's sole buyer of bullion.
June 16, 2020 Australia pension giant pressing Rio over heritage site blasts Investors have held meetings with Rio's chairman and executives.
June 16, 2020 Barrick sells majority stake in Shandong for $210 million Both companies have been partners in the Veladero mine in Argentina.
June 16, 2020 Sandvik gives layoff notice to 429 staff Swedish engineering group has given layoff notices to employees in its specialty steel unit.
June 16, 2020 Tesla strikes deal to buy cobalt from Glencore for EV plants The deal could involve Glencore supplying as much as 6,000 tonnes of the metal a year for lithium-ion batteries.
June 16, 2020 Chile says miners complying with sanitary measures amid outbreak Country has seen an explosive increase in covid-19 infections since May, averaging more than 5,000 new cases daily.
June 15, 2020 Gold and iron ore are doing equally well. Their miners are not Shares in Rio Tinto are down 4.8% so far this year. Stock in BHP is down 9.6%.
June 15, 2020 Rio won’t bid for remaining stake in Canadian diamond mine Rio owns 60% of the Diavik mine in Northwest Territories.
June 15, 2020 Charging points surge ahead of electric car boom The number of publicly accessible charging points for electric vehicles (EV) jumped 60% in 2019.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
