MMG Limited – record net profit in 2021
The Australian-based mining company MMG Limited was able to report record profitability for the past financial year. Rising zinc and copper prices boosted the company’s…
Category: Zinc
Cannington Mine – the largest silver mine in the world
The Cannington mine is located in the Australian state of Queensland and is currently considered the world’s largest silver mine. Similar to gold mines, most…
Trevali – mining company for base metals
Base metals are metals that oxidize in combination with oxygen. Iron, copper, zinc and lead are only some of the known base metals, but also…
Raw material extraction of the future – which minerals can soon be extracted from the deep sea
The extraction of mineral raw materials from the deep sea is still a pipe dream. In addition to oil and gas extraction from the oceans,…
Future of Marine Mining – Mineral Resources from the Deep Sea
Oceans cover the largest area of the entire earth. For a long time, mankind has also been using the oceans in many ways. For example,…
Price development for raw materials – an outlook for 2022
The year 2021 was already the second year in a row that was consistently characterized by the Corona crisis and the associated supply shortages for…
Varying price developments for industrial metals
November was characterized by very mixed price developments for industrial metals. The price of iron ore, for example, plummeted, while the prices of other metals…
Glencore plc – the leading company in the raw materials industry
Anyone who deals with the commodities industry, from mining to trading, cannot avoid the absolute industry giant Glencore plc. The Swiss conglomerate is currently the…
Strong price fluctuations on the commodities market – last week’s losers and winners
Price fluctuations on the commodity market are completely normal. Commodities are traditionally extremely volatile, as supply and demand can fluctuate greatly. In the past trading…