Global nickel production to rise 6.8% in 2021
Global nickel mine production is expected to grow by 6.8% to reach 2,427.4 thousand tonnes (kt) in 2021 according to a report by Global Data.
Base Metals
Pushing ahead: new issue of MINE Australia out now
In this issue: different approaches to encouraging mining investment, Rio Tinto’s return to Panguna, and...
Aluminium hits decade high after supply disruptions
Aluminium hit highs of $3,000 a tonne for the first time in 13 years on...
Horizonte gets export credit agencies’ approval for Araguaia project
The financing has been approved by Denmark’s EKF and Finnvera, Finland’s Export Credit Agency.
Aluminium prices reach decade high after Guinea coup
Aluminium prices have hit a decade high after Alpha Conde, president of the Republic of...
Canada’s Universal Copper to take over BA Copper
BA Copper holds 4,631ha of land that is continuous to the south-west corner of the Universal Copper’s Poplar Project.
Rio Tinto willing to cut rates on loans for Oyu Tolgoi expansion
Rio Tinto is willing to cut rates on loans to the Mongolian Government to complete the development of the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia's Gobi Desert.
Global lead output to grow by 4.6% in 2021, after a 5% fall in 2020, says GlobalData
Global lead production is forecast to return to pre-COVID levels, with China, Australia, Russia and Canada as key contributors.
Teck Resources resumes operations at Highland Valley copper mine
Teck Resources, has resumed its operations at the Highland Valley copper mine in British Columbia, Canada after shutdown due to wildfires
Copper prices spike with fears of supply disruption at Las Bambas mine
Copper prices spiked on Wednesday due to fears of a significant supply disruption at the Las Bambas mine in Peru.
Tirupati to acquire Battery Minerals’ Mozambique graphite projects
The two projects contain mineral resources exceeding 152 million tonnes at 8.5% total graphite content.
