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From copper and cobalt to rare earths and lithium, the minerals and metals that power modern life are at the heart of global mining. This section tracks production volumes, market prices, trade flows, and geopolitical shifts impacting the extraction and distribution of key resources. We spotlight battery metals, base metals, precious metals, and everything in between — along with the technologies and policies reshaping their supply chains. Whether you’re a trader, analyst, or enthusiast, stay informed with timely updates and expert commentary on minerals and metals in mining.
Regarding China's decreasing steel output and its current coronavirus epidemic, Anglo-Australian miner BHP warned that the exceptional iron ore prices of the past might be on…
India's deepest and most modern port, Gangavaram Port Limited (GPL), on September 8, 2021, achieved a number of milestones by setting records in various cargo commodities.…
With the Wira shaft mine extension allowing access to previously uneconomic regions and opening up possible new possibilities, we are delighted to anticipate a long and…
The Philippine Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) said that metallic mineral output value was P68.63 billion from January to June, up from P55.13 billion a year…
Nornickel, the biggest palladium, and high-grade nickel producer globally is the only physically supported nickel-neutral exchange traded commodity (ETC) in its Global Palladium Fund (GPF). The…
As per an electronic certificate of real estate value, Mesabi Metallics Co. LLC paid $12 million for thousands of acres of land in Nashwauk in the…
BHP Group Ltd and the union at its Escondida copper mine in Chile announced in the first week of August that they had achieved a tentative…
For the first time in the Brazilian aluminum association, Abal's history, a woman has been named executive president; with Janaina Donas taking over the job previously…
Vale iron ore shipments from the Ponta da Madeira port in So Lus, Northern Brazil, were 21% lower than projected, in July. Ponta da Madeira is…
Jim Ford is the founder of Waypoints Wyoming LLC. He has multiple advanced degrees from the School of Hard Knocks. He has experience of about fifteen…
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