Nickel is dancing to a new electric (vehicle) beatThe world used almost 2.2 million tonnes of nickel last year. Around two thirds of that metal was absorbed by the stainless steel industry.Reuters | August 15, 2018 | 11:37 am
Copper price falls as China investment grows at slowest pace on recordCalled off strike at world's largest copper mine adds to…Frik Els | August 14, 2018 | 10:37 am
Battery upsurge spurs quest to resurrect World War II cobalt minesChile, known for its vast copper deposits, is joining the…Bloomberg News | August 14, 2018 | 5:10 am
Aluminum price climbs as Goldman sees larger supply deficit The bank sees a global shortage of 1.23 million tons of primary metal next year, almost double the deficit in 2023. Bloomberg News | November 27, 2023 | 8:17 am
Glencore’s Mutanda mine to produce less cobalt on ore depletion The problem at Mutanda is shrinking oxide ore deposits on the surface. Reuters | November 27, 2023 | 6:58 am
Ivanhoe to start copper exploration in Angola The Canadian miner has been granted exploration rights over an area the size of Switzerland for an initial period of five years. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2023 | 5:45 am
Gold nanoparticles create purple smoke Researchers have solved a 400-year-old alchemy puzzle. Staff Writer | November 27, 2023 | 5:05 am
IGO backs new CEO Vella after Rio Tinto dismissal IGO's board is siding with its CEO-elect Ivan Vella after concluding no information was compromised as a result of his actions. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2023 | 3:45 am
First Quantum says two contractors died in Zambia The Canadian miner has also halted its massive copper mine in Panama as the country's Supreme Court debates whether to cancel the mining contract. Reuters | November 27, 2023 | 3:37 am
First Quantum warns of arbitration as Panama weighs copper contract Canada's First Quantum Minerals sent two notifications of intent to start an arbitration process against Panama. Reuters | November 26, 2023 | 12:22 pm
El Salvador wants humanitarian corridor for truckers stranded in Panama over mining protests El Salvador is asking the Panamanian government and civil society leaders to allow Salvadoran truckers to return home. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 26, 2023 | 12:07 pm
Panama copper miners attacked by protesters, union boss says Protesters attacked workers leaving the Cobre Panama mine early Sunday. Bloomberg News | November 26, 2023 | 9:51 am