Glencore could do for cobalt what it did for zinc – double the price Glencore is halting a fifth of global cobalt production – a more modest cut in zinc output in 2015 produced spectacular results. Frik Els | August 20, 2019 | 2:31 pm
Palladium deficit to widen, Nornickel says as net profit jumps 81% Nornickel's first-half net profit jumped to $3 billion as London palladium prices rose by 40%. Reuters | August 20, 2019 | 9:25 am
BHP pays record dividend, but flags global growth headwinds BHP Group posted its largest annual profit in five years and record full-year dividends. Reuters | August 19, 2019 | 3:33 pm
BHP outperforming peers in terms of liquidity — report In FY2018 the company posted a profit of $8.9 billion, 33% higher y-o-y. Jackson Chen | August 19, 2019 | 11:50 am
Philippine anti-mining advocate Gina Lopez dies after battle with cancer The former environment minister rose to international prominence in 2016 by launching a crackdown on the country’s mining industry and closing down several operations on environmental grounds. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 19, 2019 | 7:46 am
China’s Huayou pulls out of Congo cobalt mine investment after price slump Prices of cobalt, a key ingredient in batteries for electric vehicles, have fallen by around two-thirds from their April 2018 peak. Reuters | August 16, 2019 | 9:23 am
Philippines’ top high-grade nickel ore miner set to shut down The mid-sized miner is one of more than two dozen nickel ore producers in the Philippines, China's second-biggest supplier of nickel ores. Reuters | August 16, 2019 | 5:45 am
EBRD to invest 25 million euros in Kosovo nickel producer Newco Ferronikeli is Kosovo's sole ferro-nickel producer and the largest exporter. Reuters | August 15, 2019 | 9:13 am
Platinum giant wants in on batteries to ease electric car threat Anglo American Platinum wants to develop a lithium battery that uses platinum group metals instead of cobalt and nickel. Bloomberg News | August 13, 2019 | 10:59 am