Iron ore price down on easing steel demand in China Steel mills have been ordered to limit or suspend their operations to minimise smog during the Communist Party centenary celebration. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 29, 2021 | 9:28 am
Critical metals developer NioCorp stock jumps over 20% NioCorp is currently developing a superalloy materials project in southeast Nebraska that will produce niobium, scandium and titanium. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 29, 2021 | 9:26 am
Gold price hits 10-week low, heading for worst month since 2016 The strength in the greenback “is a major drag on gold,” says one analyst. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 29, 2021 | 8:40 am
Equinox Gold starts mining at Santa Luz According to the company, construction remains on track to commence commissioning in Q4 2021 and pour gold in Q1 2022. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 29, 2021 | 8:16 am
How old fossil-fueled power stations can be transformed into clean energy facilities An analysis by IDTechEx presents the case for turning dying power plants into clean energy storage facilities. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 29, 2021 | 6:11 am
Green Lithium’s plan to develop UK’s first commercial lithium refinery off to great start The London-based company has just received £1.6 million in seed round funding. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 29, 2021 | 6:07 am
Copper price down as China industrial profits slow Profit growth at China’s industrial firms slowed again in May as surging raw materials prices squeezed margins and weighed on factory activity. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 28, 2021 | 10:04 am
Callinex gets set for follow-up drilling at Nash Creek, stock surges The drilling will follow up on two silver discoveries made in the Bathurst mining district of New Brunswick last year. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 28, 2021 | 8:49 am
Iron ore price up as China port stocks hit over 8-month low Imported iron ore stocked at Chinese ports dropped for a fourth straight week to 123.95 million tonnes, as of Friday, hitting the lowest level since early October. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 28, 2021 | 8:41 am
“Don’t let fool’s gold fool you,” scientists say Australian and Chinese researchers found invisible gold inside pyrite. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 28, 2021 | 6:06 am