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Copper price back above $9,000 on weaker dollar

China's refined copper production in the first two months of 2023 rose 10.6%.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 23, 2023 | 8:36 am

Chile’s top steel producer bets on green hydrogen

CAP’s steelmaking division aims to substitute coal used in its…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2023 | 7:03 am

Sibanye-Stillwater to hand $20 million to New Century

Sibanye's emergency financial support for its takeover target New Century…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2023 | 3:56 am

Newmont said to be mulling sweetened bid for Newcrest

The world's no. 1 gold miner has gained partial access…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 22, 2023 | 6:43 am

Evolution Mining stock jumps as underground production starts at Cowal

Shares surged as much as 11% on Monday as the…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 20, 2023 | 7:18 am

BHP to expand nickel operations to meet soaring demand

The miner will make a final investment decision on expanding the processing plant at its Mt. Keith nickel mine by the end of the financial year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 3, 2021 | 3:42 am

Australia and Guinea to drive global bauxite production growth – report

Fitch forecasts Australian bauxite production growth to average 4% y-o-y in 2021, and Guinea's bauxite output to rise from 84.5mnt in 2021 to 133.8mnt in 2030.

MINING.com Editor | August 2, 2021 | 3:27 pm

Top ten US-based mid-tier and junior precious metals companies

This year’s ranking, based on market capitalization as of July, features a number of new entrants.

Northern Miner Staff | August 2, 2021 | 10:02 am

State of the sector: Worker health, safety and equality in ASM — report

While women make up a large percentage of the ASM workforce —they are largely invisible within the data.

Amanda Stutt | July 30, 2021 | 1:41 pm

Iron ore price craters on Chinese steel output cuts

Iron ore price drops 8% falling below $200 a tonne for the first time since April on Beijing's efforts to curb industry emissions.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 30, 2021 | 9:35 am

Copper price falls after China’s metals auction

China announced it would release a total of 170,000 tonnes of metals, including copper, aluminum and zinc, from state reserves on Thursday to nonferrous fabricators.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 30, 2021 | 8:54 am

BHP to build solar farms at Nickel West

The project will help cut carbon emissions by 12% compared with 2020 levels at its Mt. Keith and Leinster nickel operations, where power is currently being generated through diesel and gas turbines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 30, 2021 | 7:03 am