Column: Booming CME contract a sign of aluminum’s Atlantic drift Activity on the CME's aluminum contract has shifted up several gears in recent months. Reuters | March 8, 2024 | 9:32 am
Column: Nickel rout is energy-transition warning for West Western governments could mimic Indonesia by granting tax holidays to critical minerals operations. Reuters | March 8, 2024 | 9:28 am
Gold price closes in on $2,200/oz after US jobs data “We expect gold prices to trade higher this year as safe-haven demand continues to be supportive amid geopolitical uncertainty," one analyst says. Staff Writer | March 8, 2024 | 9:24 am
Taseko posts record revenue in 2023, sets target for first copper production at Florence The company is expecting first production from its fully permitted Florence copper project in Arizona in the fourth quarter of 2025. Staff Writer | March 8, 2024 | 8:51 am
Copper fees plunge close to zero in test for China’s smelters China’s copper smelters are at a critical juncture after fees for processing imported ore collapsed to single figures. Bloomberg News | March 8, 2024 | 7:53 am
African Rainbow pauses Bokoni mine expansion plan after H1 profit fall The miner's headline earnings declined to $158.5 million in the six months to December 2023. Reuters | March 8, 2024 | 7:47 am
SSR Mining appoints Michael Sparks as new CFO The miner suspended its quarterly dividend payment last month, when at least nine miners went missing after a landslide at its Copler mine. Reuters | March 8, 2024 | 7:41 am
Peru copper output seen growing to 3mt in 2024, minister says The Chalcobamba project is expected to help Las Bambas eventually boost its output to approximately 400,000 tons of copper annually. Reuters | March 8, 2024 | 7:26 am
Mining People: Evolution Mining, Star Diamond, Champion Iron, Highrock Resources, Rare Earth Ridge Key moves in the mining sector. Staff Writer | March 8, 2024 | 6:09 am