Glencore chairman Tony Hayward to step down by 2022 Announcement heralds a changing of the guard at the company, with long-serving chief executive Ivan Glasenberg due to step down in June. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 11, 2021 | 6:42 am
Nonferrous metals exploration budget down 11% in 2020 – report The global budget was $8.7 billion in 2020, down from the $9.8 billion registered in 2019, S&P found. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 11, 2021 | 6:06 am
Ontario to develop first critical minerals strategy Recent proposed investments of almost C$6 billion in Ontario's auto sector could make the province a global hub for EV manufacturing. MINING.com Editor | March 11, 2021 | 6:00 am
BHP moves exploration team to Toronto to grow copper, nickel pipeline The move to Canada’s most populous city is expected to help BHP grow its pipeline of “future-facing” metals projects. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 11, 2021 | 3:51 am
Investors lining up for hydrogen subsidies in Chile Chile plans to begin a competitive process within a month to award $50 million in subsidies. Bloomberg News | March 10, 2021 | 1:48 pm
Global mining cross border M&A deals worth $7.7bn in Q4 – report The value marked an increase of 593.7% over the previous quarter. MINING.com Editor | March 10, 2021 | 10:29 am
Trader buys $36m of copper and gets painted rocks instead The saga unfolds like a gangland thriller, with the Swiss trading house saying it’s been the victim of cargo fraud. Bloomberg News | March 10, 2021 | 9:58 am
Copper price rises on demand hopes Copper futures advanced in London and New York on Wednesday on hopes of rising demand, but prices in Shanghai fell on fears of policy tightening by top consumer China. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 10, 2021 | 8:38 am
China metals body chief warns of speculation risk amid volatile prices China's copper and aluminum smelting capacity will remain relatively stable over the next five years. Reuters | March 10, 2021 | 7:52 am