Rio Tinto, Marubeni agree on first sale of high-purity aluminumThe low-carbon-aluminum deal comes as Japan targets zero net carbon emissions by 2050.Reuters | February 16, 2023 | 8:02 am
Weak Chinese demand pushes aluminum price to five-week lowAluminum stocks in LME-registered warehouses have risen to 602,150 tonnes…MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 15, 2023 | 9:19 am
Column: US tariffs on Russian aluminum risk more market fractureRussian producers of industrial metals have largely evaded the official…Reuters | February 10, 2023 | 4:02 am
Aluminum Dunkerque signs deal to buy alumina feedstock from Glencore The smelting firm has also signed a new deal to sell aluminum to Glencore, already a customer for its metal. Reuters | March 9, 2022 | 7:49 am
Aluminium Dunkerque to sell a portion of its metal to Glencore Aluminium Dunkerque has capacity to produce 286,000 tonnes of aluminium a year. Reuters | March 7, 2022 | 1:22 pm
Copper, coal prices hit records, nickel jumps 30% overnight after wild week of trading Copper scales $5 for the first time ever, metallurgical and thermal coal hit record highs and nickel jumps more than 20% in a day. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 7, 2022 | 1:02 pm
Boeing suspends buying titanium from Russia, assures of ‘sufficient supply’ Airbus did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the status of its titanium supplies. Reuters | March 7, 2022 | 7:19 am
Soil bacteria reveal it takes about 40 years to rehabilitate former mine sites Effective rehabilitation can set up a predictable trajectory of recovery, Flinders University researchers say. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 6, 2022 | 6:53 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
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
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
Copper close to record, zinc at 15-year high, nickel nears $28,000 as metal price rally gains momentum Industrial metals "are just waking up" to the supply risk from Ukraine-Russia war, low stockpiles and soaring energy costs. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 3, 2022 | 10:00 am