South African miners to pay 67% of acid drainage clean-up costsThe government will pay for two-thirds of the cost by collecting money from mining companies through a new environmental levy.Cecilia Jamasmie | May 19, 2016 | 4:09 am
Ivanhoe Mines condemns promotion of false and dishonest claims by Mining Watch CanadaThe Canadian miner strongly refutes accusations of human rights abuses…Ivanhoe Mines | May 19, 2016 | 12:10 am
Copper price won’t lag spiking oil for much longerChina's spending on infrastructure is being front-loaded and should translate…Frik Els | May 17, 2016 | 2:41 pm
Nickel price tops $30,000 for first time since 2008 amid short squeeze The latest spike comes as clients with short positions have been stopped out of the trades, a nickel trader involved in the transactions said. Bloomberg News | March 4, 2022 | 10:50 am
Metals traders hit with margin-call snafu in chaotic week A stressful week in markets got even worse for some metals traders when the main exchange’s software misfired by generating erroneous margin calls. Bloomberg News | March 4, 2022 | 10:33 am
Greatland Gold grows Havieron resources by nearly 50%, reserves by 70% The mineral resource update shows that Havieron's total endowment (including ore reserves) has increased to 5.5moz gold and 218,000t copper. Jackson Chen | March 4, 2022 | 9:43 am
Chile copper production seen recovering from January’s slump The world’s biggest supplier saw output slide 7.5% from January 2021, with lower ore quality and water scarcity among the reasons. Bloomberg News | March 4, 2022 | 8:46 am
Tesla’s German gigafactory gets conditional green light The $5.5 billion plant, located outside Berlin, is expected to boost the carmaker's market share in Europe’s fast-growing EV sector. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2022 | 8:45 am
Copper price hits all-time high as warehouses empty out "The market is in a panic mode in terms of supply" as warehouse inventories hit 16-year low. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 4, 2022 | 8:25 am
Commodity funds in demand as investors seek refuge from soaring inflation Energy funds have risen 24.7% this year, while precious metals and agriculture funds climbed 12.6% and 9.8% respectively. Reuters | March 4, 2022 | 8:21 am
Russia-Ukraine tension may give rise to a new commodity world order Analysts flag 2008-like commodity price reversion possible on Russia-Ukraine tension. Henry Lazenby | March 3, 2022 | 2:32 pm
Mining companies may pause growth plans amid Ukraine war, inflation The Ukrainian conflict could roil the world's economic outlook in unpredictable ways, exacerbating those inflationary pressures, analysts say. Reuters | March 3, 2022 | 1:24 pm