Category Archives: People, companies & exchanges

News about metals people/companies on the move and about the markets themselves.

Australia’s Fortescue tells miners to work more as iron ore price sinks

Posted on April 14, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Australia’s Fortescue tells miners to work more as iron ore price sinks #ironore

BMO Capital Markets Mining Analysts Robson, Haughton Leave Bank

Posted on April 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on BMO Capital Markets Mining Analysts Robson, Haughton Leave Bank #metals

LME appoints Andrew Dodsworth to lead new Market Operations department.

Posted on April 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on LME appoints Andrew Dodsworth to lead new Market Operations department #LME #metals #CIBAF

Outotec to deliver zinc concentrate direct leaching technology to Boliden in Norway

Posted on April 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Outotec to deliver zinc concentrate direct leaching technology to Boliden in Norway #metals

ScrapSource appoints managing directors

Posted on April 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on ScrapSource appoints managing directors #scrap #metals

Metal Bulletin is launching a new daily rolling LME report today. Keep up to speed with the latest price moves here: http://t.co/x1qokmlMAv — Mark Burton (@mburtonmb) April 13, 2015

Posted on April 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Metal Bulletin is launching a new daily rolling LME report today #LME #metals

HSBC’s Long List of Troubles Just Got Even Longer

Posted on April 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on HSBC’s Long List of Troubles Just Got Even Longer #precious #metals

Chinese demands, rebels and Buddhist ruins stall Afghan copper dream

Posted on April 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chinese demands, rebels and Buddhist ruins stall Afghan copper dream #metals

Commodity giants’ Singapore trading hubs under fire in tax probes

Posted on April 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Commodity giants’ Singapore trading hubs under fire in tax probes #metals #commodities

VIDEO: LME’s Jones Says Exchange Is Set For Growth, Two Ways

Posted on April 10, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on VIDEO: LME’s Jones Says Exchange Is Set For Growth, Two Ways #LME #metals

CFTC Defers LME’s Application, Cites Warehouse Delays | WSJ.

Posted on April 9, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on CFTC Defers LME’s Application, Cites Warehouse Delays | WSJ #LME #metals

London Metal Exchange: London Update Forum.

Posted on April 9, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on EVENT: London Metal Exchange: London Update Forum, Apr 20 #LME #metals

Russian Amur Minerals Project Brings Impact Of Underground And Open Pit Mining To The Surface.

Posted on April 8, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Russian Amur Minerals Project Brings Impact Of Underground And Open Pit Mining To The Surface #metals

Sumitomo Metal Mining’s FY2015 Plan for Nickel Production

Posted on April 8, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Sumitomo Metal Mining’s FY2015 Plan for Nickel Production #metals

Alcoa sells Russian mill to subsidiary of Stupino Metallurgical Co

Posted on April 8, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Alcoa sells Russian mill to subsidiary of Stupino Metallurgical Co #metals

World Gold Council quiet on reports of London-based exchange

Posted on April 8, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on World Gold Council quiet on reports of London-based exchange #precious #metals

Australia treasurer would block a Glencore-Rio Tinto merger

Posted on April 8, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Australia treasurer would block a Glencore-Rio Tinto merger #metals #mining

How Alcoa Is Looking To Expand Beyond Raw Aluminum.

Posted on April 7, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on How Alcoa Is Looking To Expand Beyond Raw Aluminum #metals

As iron ore slides, China buyers inflict more pain on small miners

Posted on April 7, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on As iron ore slides, China buyers inflict more pain on small miners #ironore

Australia chases BHP, Rio Tinto on Singapore tax shelter – AFR

Posted on April 7, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Australia chases BHP, Rio Tinto on Singapore tax shelter – AFR #metals

UC RUSAL to modernize alumina production at UAZ.

Posted on April 7, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on UC RUSAL to modernize alumina production at UAZ #metals

Chambishi Metals sends off 170 workers home for 3 months with full pay.

Posted on April 7, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chambishi Metals sends off 170 workers home for 3 months with full pay #metals

US Steel to lay off 165 at western Pennsylvania plant

Posted on April 5, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on US Steel to lay off 165 at western Pennsylvania plant #steel

Heavy metal losses for China’s rare earth companies

Posted on April 5, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Heavy metal losses for China’s rare earth companies #metals #REE

Guinea finds 3 Ebola cases in the alumina hub of Fria

Posted on March 31, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Guinea finds 3 Ebola cases in the alumina hub of Fria #metals

Ramu mine suffers as Mother Nature bites back

Posted on March 31, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Ramu mine suffers as Mother Nature bites back

Chinese-backed smelter plan causes concern among Sulawesi fishermen.

Posted on March 31, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chinese-backed smelter plan causes concern among Sulawesi fishermen

Layoffs at Special Metals affect about 70

Posted on March 31, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Layoffs at Special Metals affect about 70 #metals

Commodity Inform (March 2015) talent changes, people moves

Posted on March 31, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Commodity Inform (March 2015) talent changes, people moves #jobs #commodities #metals

LME drops proposal to stop issuing Malaysia warrants

Posted on March 31, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on LME drops proposal to stop issuing Malaysia warrants #metals #LME

Teck, Antofagasta deny they are in merger talks

Posted on March 31, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Teck, Antofagasta deny they are in merger talks #metals

Alcoa’s Brazil aluminum smelter latest victim of high costs

Posted on March 31, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Alcoa’s Brazil aluminum smelter latest victim of high costs #metals

COLUMN-Hong Kong and Shanghai, future metals allies or rivals?: Andy Home

Posted on March 30, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on COLUMN-Hong Kong and Shanghai, future metals allies or rivals?: Andy Home #metals

Copper Mail – March 2015: Aurubis.

Posted on March 30, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Copper Mail – March 2015: Aurubis #metals

KAZ Minerals, China’s Baiyin to study Kazakh copper smelter construction.

Posted on March 30, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on KAZ Minerals, China’s Baiyin to study Kazakh copper smelter construction #metals

Zambia : Vedanta has invested US$3 billon in KCM but has not made any profits-Vedanta CEO.

Posted on March 30, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Zambia : Vedanta has invested US$3 billon in KCM but has not made any profits-Vedanta CEO #metals

Chalco posts deep loss | Black China Blog.

Posted on March 30, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chalco posts deep loss | Black China Blog #metals

LME will list powder under cobalt contract – sources

Posted on March 30, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on LME will list powder under cobalt contract – sources #minor #metals

Trafigura in board push at zinc producer Nyrstar

Posted on March 30, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Trafigura in board push at zinc producer Nyrstar #metals

Brady launches its fully integrated global trading and risk management solution for concentrates, refined metals and derivatives

Posted on March 27, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Brady launches its fully integrated global trading and risk management solution for concentrates, refined metals and derivatives #metals