Column: INSG’s latest forecasts cold comfort for nickel producersNickel has rallied hard this month, clawing back some of the territory lost during its price slide in 2023.Reuters | April 25, 2024 | 7:13 am
More Chinese nickel seen flowing overseas after LME’s Russia banOverseas sales jumped more than 200% in March from the…Bloomberg News | April 25, 2024 | 6:51 am
Congo questions Apple on concerns about use of conflict mineralsApple previously pledged to source “responsibly” and work to improve…Bloomberg News | April 25, 2024 | 3:00 am
Original features of Vale’s tailings dam may have been responsible for failure – study Certain features of the tailings dam at Vale’s Corrego do Feijao iron ore mine in Brumadinho may have been the cause of the accident that killed 270 people. Staff Writer | January 17, 2024 | 5:05 am
First Quantum offers voluntary retirement to over 1,500 Panama mine staff The company plans to reduce its Panama workforce to below 1,000 workers from about 1,400 workers. Reuters | January 16, 2024 | 11:30 am
China cobalt buyers use global glut to challenge pricing A rapid expansion of cobalt mining in Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia has output racing ahead of demand. Bloomberg News | January 16, 2024 | 9:29 am
As price parity beckons, substitution from palladium to platinum to wane The rate at which platinum is displacing palladium in the manufacture of autocatalysts is slowing due to the sister metals approaching price parity. Reuters | January 16, 2024 | 9:23 am
Australia sends biggest copper concentrate shipment to China since 2020 The exports raise hopes that China may be removing the ban imposed after Australian calls for an inquiry into the origin of covid-19. Reuters | January 16, 2024 | 8:13 am
Indonesia says ‘strong indication’ of safety procedure violation in nickel fire Fire at nickel smelter on Sulawesi island killed 21 workers. Reuters | January 16, 2024 | 8:08 am
Cochilco raises 2024 copper price projection to $3.85/lb Cochilco said it was raising the estimate due to "factors like the normalization of monetary policy in the United States." Reuters | January 15, 2024 | 9:10 am
Iron ore price drops as China central bank’s rate move defies expectation China's central bank left the medium-term policy rate unchanged on Monday. Reuters | January 15, 2024 | 7:07 am
BYD in talks with Brazil’s Sigma Lithium on supply deal BYD said in July it would invest 3 billion reais ($600 million) in a new industrial complex in northeastern Brazil. Reuters | January 14, 2024 | 12:09 pm