Global copper smelting edges lower in February due to Chinese holiday The decline in China was partially offset by gains in Europe and North America. Reuters | March 4, 2021 | 2:09 am
Congo’s cobalt and copper production jumped in 2020, central bank says Congo produced 85,855 tonnes of cobalt in 2020, up 10% from 2019. Reuters | March 4, 2021 | 1:21 am
Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners Resource nationalism has been on the rise over the past year, but Verisk Maplecroft believes the worst is yet to come for miners as governments try to claw back the financial losses of the pandemic. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2021 | 1:00 am
Electric car battery cobalt prices are rocketing Soaring demand in China, ongoing logistics issues along the Congo-South Africa-China route lift prices over 30% in single month, says Benchmark. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 3, 2021 | 4:50 pm
Energy storage boom to propel zinc battery demand, industry association says Annual demand for zinc in batteries was only 600 tonnes in 2020 but that figure is projected to rise to 77,500 tonnes in 2030 Reuters | March 3, 2021 | 4:48 pm
Codelco to allow teleworking in post-coronavirus ‘cultural change’ The company had sent some 2,700 employees home to work remotely. Reuters | March 3, 2021 | 12:26 pm
Rio Tinto chairman to step down over caves blast scandal Simon Thompson is the latest high-profile departure linked to the miner’s destruction of ancient rock shelters in Western Australia. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 3, 2021 | 7:06 am
Ontario to fuel Canadian mining’s post-pandemic recovery – report New junior listings on the TSXV increased by 71% in 2020, while the amount of capital raised increased by 89%," says Global Business Reports. MINING.com Editor | March 2, 2021 | 1:04 pm
Copper to stay tight on long path to new supply, top miner says It can take twice as long to build mines now than in the past, according to Southern Copper. Bloomberg News | March 2, 2021 | 12:51 pm