Nickel short seller could take $8 billion hit after price soars past $100,000 a tonne A massive squeeze pushed nickel prices up by as much as 250%, the most extraordinary surge in the 145-year history of the LME. MINING.com Editor | March 8, 2022 | 4:07 am
Copper, coal prices hit records, nickel jumps 30% overnight after wild week of trading Copper scales $5 for the first time ever, metallurgical and thermal coal hit record highs and nickel jumps more than 20% in a day. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 7, 2022 | 1:02 pm
Strike forces Excellon Resources to halt Mexican silver mine Unionized workers at La Platosa silver mine in Durango have walked off the job after collective bargaining talks broke down. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 7, 2022 | 10:03 am
Copper price retreats after hitting all-time high Meanwhile, nickel and other metals surged as Western sanctions against Russia disrupted supply from the major producer. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 7, 2022 | 9:58 am
Copper Fox hits near-surface mineralization from Schaft Creek metallurgical drilling Copper Fox Metals (TSXV: CUU) has released analytical results from the 2021 metallurgical drilling program at the Schaft Creek project in British Columbia, […] Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 7, 2022 | 9:24 am
Chile a step closer to nationalizing copper and lithium The assembly writing the country’s new Constitution has approved an early-stage proposal that opens the door to the sector's nationalization. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 7, 2022 | 4:03 am
How managing social performance can improve company-community relationships, business outcomes – report The International Council on Mining and Metals launched a set of practical tools to strengthen approaches to managing social performance. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 6, 2022 | 12:16 pm
Base metals set for best-ever week as war stokes shortage fears It’s getting increasingly difficult to transport commodities like metals since almost half of the world’s container ships no longer go to Russia. Bloomberg News | March 4, 2022 | 2:26 pm
Metals traders hit with margin-call snafu in chaotic week A stressful week in markets got even worse for some metals traders when the main exchange’s software misfired by generating erroneous margin calls. Bloomberg News | March 4, 2022 | 10:33 am