Nickel price jumps as unrest cuts output in No. 3 miner New Caledonia Nickel jumped the most in a month as unrest in New Caledonia raised concerns about further disruption to supplies from the French territory. Bloomberg News | May 17, 2024 | 7:43 am
Iron ore price jumps to over one-week high on China’s property stimulus efforts China is allowing local governments to buy apartments and relax mortgage rules. Reuters | May 17, 2024 | 7:33 am
Aluminum group steps up call on EU to bar imports of the Russian metal Rusal said the main victims of such measure would be the European consumers. Reuters | May 17, 2024 | 7:27 am
US lukewarm on G7 Russian diamond ban after industry backlash Ban aims to curb another revenue stream for Russia. Reuters | May 17, 2024 | 7:21 am
Green chemistry process helps recover noble metals from e-waste Researchers developed sustainable dissolution methods for extracting noble metals from computers, cell phones, and solar panels. Staff Writer | May 17, 2024 | 6:06 am
Hummingbird shares soar on restarting of Guinea mine Hummingbird's Kouroussa gold mine in Guinea was closed for two-months due to a strike by Corica Mining, its main contractor. Staff Writer | May 17, 2024 | 5:21 am
Anglo American’s battle with BHP worries a corner of England Anglo will scale back investment in the Yorkshire mine, which employs about 2,000 people from one of the UK’s highest unemployment rate areas. Bloomberg News | May 17, 2024 | 4:25 am
BHP needs to bid about $41 a share for Anglo, JPMorgan says Anglo American has turned down BHP’s bids twice since April 25, stating the offers continue to considerably undervalue the company. Reuters | May 17, 2024 | 4:03 am
Zijin Mining to produce 50% more copper by 2028 China's top copper producer plans to increase output of the metal by 4% in 2025 and to 1.5.-1.6m tonnes, or 50%, in four years. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 17, 2024 | 3:56 am