Court rejects Sibanye-Stillwater argument in $1.2bn Appian claim
SIBANYE-Stillwater was not justified in cancelling a 2021 deal to buy two mines from Appian Capital Advisory, the High Court of England and Wales...
Zinc heading for significant supply deficit for 2024
THE zinc market is heading for a much greater supply deficit than previously forecast owing to a squeeze on raw materials, said Reuters on...
Copper price set for volatility, say producers
COPPER producers have warned the price of the metal will become volatile as the industry struggled to bring new supply online.
Price swings would be...
Copper 360 founder prepares to relinquish control
LETTING go is hard to do for entrepreneurs, as Shirley Hayes is finding out. Hayes, the founder of SHiP (Shirley Hayes IPK Pty), is...
Rise of AI to fuel copper shortage, says BHP
THE rise of artificial intelligence will contribute towards a looming supply deficit in copper, said the Financial Times citing comments by BHP's CFO Vandita...
From Crapco to mid-tier copper play, Kerr’s says South32 is unique
IT'S 10 years since BHP demerged production in coal, aluminium and silver into a company that became South32 — so named owing to its...
Nickel prices jump as Putin calls for commodity export cuts
RUSSIA should consider limiting exports of uranium, titanium and nickel in retaliation for Western Sanctions, said President Vladimir Putin.
Citing televised remarks by the Russian...
All systems go for Arc’s Zambia copper JV with Anglo
Base metals exploration development company Arc Minerals says its copper JV with Anglo American in Zambia remains firmly on track.
Anglo in May rebuffed an...
Goldman Sachs slashes copper price outlook for 2025
AN expected rally in copper prices would not materialise in 2025, said the Financial Times citing a report on the metal's prospects by US...
How train drivers and nurses helped fund SA copper firm
FOR a resource economy it’s curious there’s been so little mineral development by so-called junior miners in South Africa. However, a relatively minor capital...