Value of top 50 mining companies surges $600 billion from covid lows

A prominent Indonesian businessman has warned foreign miners of the perils of investing in his own country over the next two years due to new laws which curb overseas ownership.

Chinese investors and suppliers are flocking to Indonesia in the lead up to the archipelago nation's imposition of a ban on mineral exports in 2014.

ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel producer, is considering to sale a stake in its $10 billion Canadian iron ore business, in an attempt to weather the slump in its key commodity, reports FT.

BHP Billiton (ASX,LON,NYSE:BHP), the world’s biggest miner by market value, posted Wednesday a weaker than expected September quarter from its West Australian iron ore mines as the company’s work on expansion plans affected production figures.

US and Canadian markets dipped on Wednesday as earnings season began with Alcoa (NYSE:AA), the world's leading producer of aluminum, forecasting slower demand for the metal.

Norwegian Norsk Hydro, one of the world's top aluminum producers, is selling its aluminum remelt plant in Taiwan to Ting Sin Metal Co. Ltd for an unrevealed amount, the company said in a statement on Monday.

Diversified mining giant Rio Tinto has announced major job cuts at aluminum operations in both Australia and New Zealand.

Chinese firms plan to invest up to AUD$8.6 billion in Indonesian smelters to mitigate the impact of a ban on unprocessed ore exports.

All-aluminum uni-body cars are starting to go mainstream.