Q2 output from ten leading copper miners declined collectively by 3.7% y-o-y
Lockdowns across Chile, Peru, and Mexico including closure of some of world’s largest copper mines were a key factor behind…
28 Sep 2020
Cleveland-Cliffs will become the largest steel manufacturer in North America after acquiring ArcelorMittal USA
Iron pellet producer, Cleveland-Cliffs, has entered a definitive agreement for the acquisition of all ArcelorMittal US operations. Cleveland-Cliffs to become leading player in the US steel industry The acquisition will…
21 Sep 2020
Brumadinho disaster overshadows mining safety improvements in 2019
The Brumadinho disaster on 25 January 2019 was one of the worst ever mining accidents when a tailings dam at Vale’s Córrego do Feijã mine near Brumadinho in Brazil, suffered…
18 Sep 2020
Commodity markets trends: Gold leads Twitter mentions in August 2020
Gold leads as Mining Technology lists the top five terms tweeted in commodity markets in August 2020, based on data from GlobalData’s Influencer Platform. 1. Gold – 1116 mentions The…
10 Aug 2020
Covid-19 to reduce global lead production by 5.2% in 2020
Global lead production is expected to decline by 5.2% to 4.5 million tonnes (Mt) in 2020. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in late December 2019 significantly impacted the mining…
28 Jul 2020
Base metals and iron ore producers improve in Q2, whilst coal miners slump
GlobalData’s Covid-19 Mining Company Impact shows how the virus is affecting miners, based on the relative impact of Covid-19 on the countries in which miners are operating and the changes…
28 Jul 2020
Mining Stock Index passes pre-Covid-19 levels
With many commodity prices recovering well and now exceeding pre-Covid-19 levels, mining company share prices have also recovered with some sizeable improvements, not just relative to the lows in mid-March,…