Hedge fund bet on Glencore backfires with $100m lossLondon hedge fund giant Lansdowne Partners lost a long-term bet against Glencore this year after the spectacular recovery of the miner took some by surprise.Reuters | November 17, 2017 | 9:37 am
Vancouver is the world’s mining capitalSorry Toronto and Perth.Michael Allan McCrae | November 17, 2017 | 9:09 am
BHP to exit shale within two years, sell nickel assets“We have a strong sense of urgency,” chief executive Andrew…Cecilia Jamasmie | November 16, 2017 | 3:57 am
Russia is getting frozen out as traders negotiate metals contracts For aluminum, in particular, Europe is usually a key market. Bloomberg News | September 14, 2022 | 7:09 am
Trevali managers found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Burkina Faso The sentences are related to a flash flood that trapped and killed eight miners in April at the company’s Perkoa zinc operation. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 14, 2022 | 3:48 am
Commodity markets are contending with a growing liquidity crisis The giant price fluctuations that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine roiled markets for everything from natural gas to crude oil and metals. Bloomberg News | September 13, 2022 | 3:40 pm
Escondida mine conflict unresolved, regulators inspect site Union workers approved a partial strike last week and threatened a complete work stoppage over safety concerns at the world's largest copper mine. Reuters | September 13, 2022 | 11:53 am
Yunnan asks aluminum producers to cut power usage China's southwestern province has ordered producers of electrolytic aluminum to reduce their power usage this week. Reuters | September 13, 2022 | 7:03 am
Vale Indonesia signs HPAL deal with China’s Huayou Vale and Huayou plan to build a $1.8 billion HPAL plant in Sorowako, South Sulawesi, to produce 60,000 tonnes of nickel. Reuters | September 13, 2022 | 6:36 am
Chile launches plan to boost investment to address weakened economy New copper mining projects will be exempt for five years from an ad-valorem component that was proposed in a new mining royalty. Reuters | September 12, 2022 | 2:47 pm
Three miners die in mudslide at Sierra Metals’ Yauricocha mine The deaths add renewed attention to mining safety protocols in Latin America. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 12, 2022 | 11:14 am
Greatland Gold shares jump on $235 million funding for Havieron Havieron is considered one of the biggest long-life gold-copper deposits in development worldwide, with an estimated value of over $1.2 billion. Staff Writer | September 12, 2022 | 10:54 am