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Iron ore price slumps on covid-19 restrictions in China

"Previous market expectation was that steel demand would be postponed but not absent," analysts with GF Futures wrote in a note.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 11, 2022 | 8:14 am

Alexco to raise $10.3m to fund Keno Hill operations in Yukon

Keno Hill boasts significant mineral resources at grades higher than…

Staff Writer | April 11, 2022 | 7:44 am

Ivanhoe’s Congo copper mine hits record production

Kamoa-Kakula produced 55,602 tonnes of copper in the first quarter…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 11, 2022 | 7:30 am

Manganese plays key role in efficient reuse of industrial waste heat

Japanese researchers discovered that the use of manganese oxide is…

Staff Writer | April 11, 2022 | 5:05 am

Zinc-air batteries get solar energy makeover

Korean researchers developed a technology to improve the electrochemical performance…

Staff Writer | April 10, 2022 | 7:16 am

Golden Minerals pours first gold at Rodeo in Mexico

Mining at Rodeo kicked off in mid-January after the company received the final environmental permits for the project in mid-November 2020.

Northern Miner Staff | February 1, 2021 | 2:59 pm

India cuts import tax on gold, industry expects drop in smuggling

India cut import duties on gold and silver to 7.5% from 12.5%, but imposed a 2.5% cess - a separate tax - on the imports.

Reuters | February 1, 2021 | 12:12 pm

McEwen shares up on Black Fox update

Company has reported progress with the turnaround at its gold mine in Timmins, Ontario.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 1, 2021 | 11:11 am

Premier unveils top-level team for spun-off i-80 Gold

The new US-focused gold miner will be led by Premier's current president and CEO Ewan Downie.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 1, 2021 | 7:03 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

Glencore inks “ethical cobalt” deal with FREYR

It will supply 3,700 tonnes of cobalt metal cut cathodes, a core component in FREYR's lithium-ion battery cells.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 1, 2021 | 3:45 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

Antarctic ice shows traces of Martian mineral

Jarosite is abundant on Mars’ surface, but not so much on Earth.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 31, 2021 | 7:35 am

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