Rusal may curb aluminum exports once Russian tax kicks inThe company may reduce those sales by hundreds of thousands of tonnes this year because the levies will make some shipments unprofitable.Bloomberg News | July 21, 2021 | 7:34 am
LME launches six new contracts, including lithium and scrap aluminiumThe LME had delayed the launch of its lithium hydroxide…Reuters | July 19, 2021 | 9:08 am
Alcoa reports better-than-expected profit, see shipments risingAnalysts at BMO Capital Markets forecast Alcoa and other metal…Bloomberg News | July 15, 2021 | 2:43 pm
CHART: Yawning gap opens up between US stocks, metal prices The two used to be joined at the hip, but now one or the other has lost touch with reality. Frik Els | May 8, 2014 | 8:20 pm
Peru set to regain world’s second largest copper producer place this year The South American nation lost the title to China in 2012. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2014 | 11:21 am
Ebola outbreak in Guinea forces miners to lock down operations Brazilian iron ore giant Vale has removed its six international employees and put its local workers on leave. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 3, 2014 | 3:03 pm
BHP bullish on coal demand, but says prices to remain weak The mining giant believes demand for coal to keep growing over the next 20 years, driven mainly by China and India. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 2, 2014 | 2:56 pm
BHP Billiton mulls spinning off non-core divisions into $18bn firm The separate company would be listed on the London Stock Exchange, as well as the Australian and South African markets. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 1, 2014 | 11:10 am
Orbite shares stage huge comeback Stock in Montreal-based metal technology and alumina company which mysteriously tanked yesterday regained most of the lost ground on Thursday. Frik Els | March 27, 2014 | 5:03 pm
Mysterious stock dump sends Montreal metals junior tanking Orbite Aluminae crashed 36% in massive volumes on Wednesday without any fresh news that could have prompted the sell-off in the alumina and rare earth technology company. Frik Els | March 26, 2014 | 10:13 pm
Five major copper mines to begin operations in Peru by 2016 Combined estimate investment exceeds $13 billion, says the government. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 16, 2014 | 5:00 pm
Shale gas revolution unlikely to go global any time soon: BHP’s MacKenzie The world’s No.1 mining company's CEO believes coal will remain the main source of affordable energy for growing economies. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 5, 2014 | 12:25 pm