Ascot discovers high-grade base metals mineralization at Premier

Initial drilling this year has intercepted a shallow zone of gold-silver mineralization and a deeper zone of high-grade copper-silver mineralization.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 8, 2021 | 9:33 am

Copper price down as Fed boosts dollar

Copper prices retreated on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve confirmed plans to tighten monetary policy sooner than expected.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 8, 2021 | 8:52 am

Iron ore price up despite falling steel demand

Iron ore price retreats as steel production cuts spark demand concerns

A major steel producer in eastern China had been urged to idle its blast furnaces after a central government inspection, according to Reuters.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 8, 2021 | 8:32 am

Why gold loves arsenic

Researchers found that when minerals such as pyrite are enriched with arsenic, gold can enter mineral structural sites by directly binding to arsenic.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 8, 2021 | 6:06 am

Chile's Codelco produced 172,000 less tonnes of copper in 2022: Chairman

Copper price jumps after China’s auction fetches $10,500 per tonne

More sales will be arranged in the near term to ensure market stability, the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration said in a statement.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 7, 2021 | 9:12 am

Gold steadies as traders weigh elevated inflation, growth risks

Gold price rises past $1,800 on lower bond yields, dollar

The decline in bond yields may persuade institutional investors to hold gold, which could cause the price to rise above $1,900, an analyst said.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 7, 2021 | 9:01 am

Climate-change impacts of graphite production higher than previously reported - study

Climate-change impacts of graphite production higher than reported — study

London-based consultancy Minviro says the true climate change impacts of producing battery-grade graphite can be as much as 10 times higher than published values.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 7, 2021 | 6:06 am

Ivanhoe already has 162,000 tonnes copper in ore stockpiled

Ivanhoe says DRC mine's first 3.8mtpa concentrator is now fully operational and pre-production ore stockpiles reach 3.4m tonnes grading average 4.78% copper.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 6, 2021 | 4:00 pm