Copper price bounces back after hitting six-month low

Copper prices are tumbling as miners in the top producing nation gird to fight for bigger bonuses, setting the stage for labor strife that raises the risk of supply disruptions.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 20, 2021 | 8:23 am

Jet, diesel fuel from ethanol now easier to produce

Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, LanzaTech and Oregon State University have made it easier to convert alcohol sourced from renewable or industrial waste gases into jet or diesel fuel.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 20, 2021 | 6:06 am

BHP’s Noront bid hits impasse as Wyloo won’t budge

Wyloo said it is considering making a "superior" offer to acquire the remaining stake in the Canadian nickel miner.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 19, 2021 | 9:53 am

Copper price hits six-month low as China reins in growth, covid fears rise

Mining stocks also slid, with BHP down more than 18% from the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan down 16%, and Glencore down 12%.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 19, 2021 | 9:46 am

Iron ore price dives 13% on Fed, Chinese growth worries

Prices are more than 40% below a record high reached three months ago.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 19, 2021 | 9:04 am

Nuclear plant in Alabama now uses 3D-printed components

The Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant has become one of the first plants in the world to use 3D-printed fuel assembly brackets.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 19, 2021 | 6:06 am

Teck resumes operations at Highland Valley after wildfire

Teck says production guidance will be updated as necessary.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 18, 2021 | 11:27 am

Gold price steadies ahead of Fed minutes

"We think gold may be stalled in front of $1,800 an ounce," one analyst said.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 18, 2021 | 10:50 am

Iron ore price lowest since March on Chinese steel curbs

Iron ore inventories at 45 ports in China increased by 260,000 tonnes last week to 127 million tonnes.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 18, 2021 | 9:03 am

New salt could overcome safety issues in high-performance li-ion batteries

Australian researchers developed a new lithium salt that might overcome the challenges of electrolyte design.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 18, 2021 | 6:06 am

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