MMG halts zinc concentrate output at Dugald River mineThe company has halted operations at a mill at its zinc mine in Australia for about two months of repair work.Reuters | July 5, 2024 | 7:04 am
Column: Tin outperforms as broader base metals rally faltersLME tin, trading around $33,250 per ton, is up by…Reuters | July 4, 2024 | 7:37 am
Iron ore price at 4-week high on firm near-term demand, China stimulus hopesBeijing has unveiled a flurry of stimulus measures to revive…Reuters | July 3, 2024 | 7:29 am
Copper price slides from record on Chinese stockpiles High prices also weakened manufacturing demand and may see China switch out copper for aluminum. Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | June 21, 2024 | 2:33 pm
Tianqi weighs legal actions after Chile regulator clears SQM-Codelco deal Chile's financial regulator allowed a planned lithium joint venture between SQM and Codelco to proceed without a vote by SQM shareholders. Reuters | June 21, 2024 | 10:15 am
China Baowu completes purchases of stake at Simandou project The Chinese steel mill bought an undisclosed stake from Winning Consortium Simandou, which owns the two northern blocks of the project. Bloomberg News | June 21, 2024 | 1:56 am
Mining M&A stokes coal race against cleaner power Many banks, insurers and investors have backpedalled from or abandoned the carbon-belching fossil fuel. Reuters | June 20, 2024 | 10:07 am
China turns to cast-off copper in battle to feed hungry smelters China has ramped up imports of copper scrap as smelters seek alternative raw materials to offset tight supplies of mined ore. Bloomberg News | June 20, 2024 | 9:14 am
Tsingshan’s $1 billion steel plant in Zimbabwe starts production Dinson Iron and Steel Company will produce 600,000 metric tons of carbon steel annually. Reuters | June 20, 2024 | 8:55 am
Ecuador to approve Mirador copper mine expansion by August — official Mirador has reserves estimated in 3.2 million tonnes of copper and it is one of the country's only two mines in operations. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 20, 2024 | 7:48 am
China to regulate lithium-ion battery industry amid fast expansion The guidelines, following a proposal in May, will help firms scale back manufacturing projects that only expand production capacity. Reuters | June 19, 2024 | 2:22 pm
JCHX closes in on Zambian copper mine deal as China tightens Africa grip The deal to buy an 80% stake in Zambia's Lubambe copper mine is nearing completion. Reuters | June 19, 2024 | 9:33 am