Gold price boosted by silver-buying frenzy Analyst says this buying craze could go on for some time, with other metals and commodities also seeing rallies. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 1, 2021 | 10:16 am
Silver price soars to eight-year high on Reddit frenzy Most-active futures jumped as much as 13% to $30.35 an ounce on the Comex. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 1, 2021 | 9:17 am
Scientists develop method to detect radioactive materials in gold, copper Uranium and thorium are often found in the gold and copper that go into the electrical components of circuits and other electronic instruments. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 1, 2021 | 6:14 am
Ucore, Innovation Metals’ REE separation plant to be commissioned soon The plant allows for the bulk separation and purification of both heavy REEs and light REEs for the production of rare-earth oxides. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 1, 2021 | 6:09 am
Colombian authorities dismantle illegal mine funding powerful drug cartel An illegal gold operation in Colombia’s Chocó department was funding the Clan del Golfo. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 31, 2021 | 11:26 am
Tesla hit by battery shortage amid rallying lithium, cobalt, nickel prices CEO Elon Musk says Tesla doesn't have enough batteries to put new products like the Semi heavy duty truck into production. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 29, 2021 | 12:24 pm
Copper price in slump, hits one-month low Industry analysts are still bullish on copper in 2021. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 29, 2021 | 9:34 am
Silver prices rally for a second day on Reddit frenzy Reddit traders may find other commodities harder to hit, analysts say. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 29, 2021 | 9:01 am
Thyssenkrupp’s Canada plant to produce 11,000 tonnes of hydrogen per year Thyssenkrupp’s Canadian subsidiary will build an 88-megawatt water electrolysis plant capable of producing 11,100 tonnes of hydrogen per year. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 29, 2021 | 6:08 am
Queensland’s coal, resource jobs soar Over 39,000 people were working in Queensland’s coal industry in the last quarter of 2020. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 29, 2021 | 6:05 am
