Even a lifelong copper bull isn’t sure the next move will be up It’s a dramatic shift from a year ago, when just about everyone in the industry was bullish on the metal used in pipes and wires. Bloomberg News | October 29, 2019 | 8:13 am
Indonesia suspends nickel ore exports with immediate effect The mineral meant for exports during the rest of the year will be absorbed by domestic companies with smelters. Bloomberg News | October 28, 2019 | 11:03 am
Savannah Resources in talks with carmakers, sees Portuguese lithium in 2021 Savannah already mines feldspar, quartz and pegmatites in Barroso, a mountainous region in the north of Portugal. Reuters | October 28, 2019 | 9:52 am
What a difference a year makes: gloom and doom at Metals Week The metals world is descending on London for the biggest annual bash in the industry’s calendar, but there’s not much to celebrate. Bloomberg News | October 28, 2019 | 7:31 am
China’s MCC restarts Ramu nickel plant in Papua New Guinea MCC was last week given permission by the Papua New Guinea government to restart the plant, which was closed for not taking remedial actions after a spill in August. Reuters | October 28, 2019 | 7:15 am
Manganese X receives encouraging results from New Brunswick project A 99.60% MnSO4 product was produced with mineral from the Battery Hill property. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 28, 2019 | 6:20 am
Stung by sliding prices, lithium industry pares back expansions Albemarle, SQM and other lithium producers have been scaling back expansion plans as near-term oversupply concerns drag on prices. Reuters | October 28, 2019 | 5:10 am
Revving up Greenland’s mineral production will take time Greenland recently issued numerous exploration and mining licences in a bid to diversify its economy. Virginia Heffernan - The Northern Miner | October 27, 2019 | 12:36 pm
China Sept nickel ore imports hit highest since at least 2016 as Indonesia ban looms China imported 7.13 million tonnes of nickel ores and concentrates in total last month. Reuters | October 25, 2019 | 2:08 pm