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Copper price rises on supply disruption worries

An indigenous community in Peru's Espinar province blocked a key mining road on Wednesday, in protest against the government and Glencore PLC's Antapaccay mine.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 7, 2021 | 8:53 am

Bacanora sees a way through Mexican lithium crackdown

Bacanora sees enough in the proposal submitted to Congress last…

Bloomberg News | October 6, 2021 | 3:09 pm

Soaring lithium price sparking more deals for key battery metal

A number of acquisitions of lithium miners have been announced…

Bloomberg News | October 6, 2021 | 3:04 pm

Iron ore price rout hacks $160 billion off Top 50 mining stocks

Iron ore’s whitenuckle descent took a chunk out of the…

MINING.com Editor | October 6, 2021 | 1:03 pm

Copper price down amid demand outlook worries

Germany’s factory orders slumped 7.7% in August, in the third-biggest…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 6, 2021 | 8:30 am

Chinese steel futures extend gains, track spot prices

The most active rebar on the Shanghai Futures Exchange climbed 2.6 percent a tonne by the close, posting its biggest daily gain in more than two months.

Reuters | December 22, 2017 | 8:46 am

Barrick and Shandong join forces at Minera Andina del Sol

A new joint venture has been born.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 21, 2017 | 6:10 pm

Ships in a bottleneck: China, Australia ports clogged as coal, iron ore demand soars

With some vessels waiting to load coal and iron ore outside Australian ports for over a month, key charter rates jumped to highest in more than three years.

Reuters | December 21, 2017 | 10:46 am

Value of top 50 mining companies surge $140 billion in 2017

More than half the 2017 combined market cap gains for the world's largest listed miners accrued to just five firms as gold producers drop out of top 10.

Frik Els | December 20, 2017 | 3:43 pm

20% increase in rough diamond revenue despite waning consumer demand

While long-term diamond demand may be slowing, this year rough-diamond prices experienced positive turn-around and prices of polished diamonds stabilized.

Nadia Lepak | December 19, 2017 | 5:02 pm

NextView to acquire Lithium X Energy Corp.

Chinese investment firm NextView has agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares and warrants of Canadian Lithium X.

Lithium X Energy Corp. | December 19, 2017 | 10:35 am

Dalian iron ore, coking coal extend gains even as steel retreats

Iron ore futures in China rose for a second session on Tuesday, supported by demand from steel producers for high-grade raw material to boost productivity.

Reuters | December 19, 2017 | 8:47 am