Value of mining M&A plunges to lowest level since 2004

Investors are furious with the LME for allowing prices to soar 250% in less than two days.

The inspection was done following a requirement by the Supreme Court of Justice in the application of the Law on the Closure of Mining Operations and Facilities.

Australia has imposed an immediate ban on exports of alumina and aluminum ores, including bauxite, to Russia.

The Reko Diq project hosts one of the world's largest undeveloped copper and gold deposits.

Nyrstar's Auby zinc operations were placed on care and maintenance in January in response to high power prices.

The Cuajone copper mine suspended operations on Feb. 28, after four communities in southern Peru shut down water access to the company.

The bank has been offering to trade contracts in commodity index products, such as the S&P GSCI, whose constituents include nickel.

Canada is among the world’s premier jurisdictions for mineral exploration and mining and has become a go-to destination for the industry.

Banks last year lobbied against efforts to increase transparency in metals markets, LME chief executive Matthew Chamberlain said in an interview.