Rio Tinto halves dividend on 41% annual profit dropRio's bottom line was hit by weaker iron ore prices as demand from China slowed, as well as higher labour and material costs.Cecilia Jamasmie | February 22, 2023 | 3:33 am
Nickel market oversupplied by 112,200 tonnes in 2022, INSG saysThe global nickel market recorded a deficit of 166,600 tonnes…Reuters | February 21, 2023 | 7:58 am
G20 watchdog says commodity market concentration poses threat to wider economyThe FSB said vulnerabilities in commodities are similar to those…Reuters | February 21, 2023 | 7:31 am
Europe’s smelters call for action to combat soaring energy costs Aluminum and zinc producers have been hit particularly hard by soaring gas and electricity prices. Bloomberg News | January 18, 2022 | 9:43 am
Rio Tinto says output from $2.4bn Serbia lithium project to be delayed The mine has faced opposition from environmental activists and local communities over concerns of environmental damage. Reuters | January 17, 2022 | 7:42 pm
Key insights from the inaugural Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh The Future Minerals Forum recently heard Saudi Arabia is looking to invest its massive capital potential to not only develop its industry, from exploration to downstream battery metal processing. Northern Miner Staff | January 17, 2022 | 6:01 pm
No new year resolution for out-of-favour copper market Copper’s fall from grace among fund players is clear to see in sliding volumes across all three major trading venues, writes Andy Home. Reuters | January 17, 2022 | 7:33 am
De Beers makes diamond buyers cough up cash with fresh price rise The world's largest diamond miner by value is said to have hiked prices by about 8% for big stones and 20% for small ones at the latest sale. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2022 | 6:39 am
Nornickel says 2021 nickel sales were unaffected by export tax Russian exporters of nickel, steel, aluminum and copper paid extra export taxes in the last five months of 2021. Reuters | January 17, 2022 | 6:02 am
Boliden to resume nickel output at Harjavalta smelter soon The company said three weeks ago that nickel output at the smelter in Finland had been stopped due to a slag explosion. Reuters | January 17, 2022 | 5:56 am
Nickel price rally to run out of steam as supplies ramp up Nickel prices touched $22,935 a tonne on Friday, the highest since 2011. Reuters | January 14, 2022 | 10:15 am
Global sustainable debt issuance matched Canada’s GDP in 2021 – report Data compiled by BloombergNEF show that the volumes of sustainable debt surpassed $1.6 trillion in 2021 alone. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 14, 2022 | 6:57 am