Glencore reports lower 2023 copper, nickel, cobalt output; flags further fallsOther producers including BHP have put nickel projects on ice to counter falling prices for the metal.Reuters | February 1, 2024 | 7:56 am
Northern Graphite shares up on news of battery materials group launchThe new entity was formed through the acquisition of the…Staff Writer | January 31, 2024 | 10:41 am
Swiss ban Russian diamond imports, joining latest EU sanctionsBern has agreed to adopt the 12th round of sanctions…Reuters | January 31, 2024 | 9:51 am
WGC steps up efforts to boost supply chain transparency All 33 members with operating gold mines will publish the names and locations of their refining partners at least once a year. Staff Writer | September 19, 2023 | 3:48 am
Poland proposes ban on Russian diamonds, LPG in new sanctions package The Polish proposal will now be considered by the European Commission. Reuters | September 18, 2023 | 9:39 am
Glencore took low volumes of Rusal aluminum, contract could go to 2025 Glencore bought only a small portion of a potential 6.9 million metric tons of aluminum it could have bought in 2020 to 2022. Reuters | September 18, 2023 | 9:19 am
Erdogan asks Musk to build Tesla factory in Turkey Tesla currently has six factories and is building a seventh in Mexico. Reuters | September 18, 2023 | 6:47 am
Adriatic Metals to begin production in Bosnia in November Miner is ready to kick off production at its Vares silver project, Europe’s first new mine in over a decade. Staff Writer | September 18, 2023 | 5:13 am
IRA, EGD and now the EU move on China EVs – governments are showering mining with money When the EU closes its EV market to China, it would open up a direct route and likely premium pricing for lithium, nickel, cobalt miners now supplying China. Frik Els | September 17, 2023 | 2:05 pm
Europe’s “oldest” copper cannon made of Slavic copper A “faulty” cast copper-alloy cannon may be the oldest in Europe. Staff Writer | September 17, 2023 | 7:41 am
Investors glimpse opportunity in Europe’s unloved mining shares The STOXX Europe 600 mining index has fallen 15% this year, making it the worst performing sector in the region by some margin. Reuters | September 15, 2023 | 9:08 am
Aluminum deal season has started, but no one is buying yet The annual contracting season for aluminum supplies got off to a slow start at a key industry conference this week. Bloomberg News | September 15, 2023 | 8:35 am