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Copper price back above $8,000 on China reopening hopes

A former Chinese disease control official on Friday said that China will soon make substantial changes to its covid-19 policy.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 4, 2022 | 9:22 am

Industry groups welcome C$10 billion in Ottawa’s budget update

C$802 million over three years allocated for the Youth Employment…

Staff Writer | November 4, 2022 | 9:14 am

Aguia Resources secures $2.9 million for Brazil mine

The Três Estradas project is expected to be the first…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 4, 2022 | 6:24 am

British researchers come up with intelligent design process for furnaces

A novel design process for furnaces promises an annual sales…

Staff Writer | November 4, 2022 | 6:06 am

Nutrien to boost potash output despite demand drop

The Canadian fertilizer producer aims to increase potash output to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 4, 2022 | 3:42 am

Nickel prices: How did we get here and what comes next?

To understand today’s pricing, we have to look back to pre-2007, when there was a squeeze on nickel prices.

ANTHONY MILEWSKI - Special to The Northern Miner | March 4, 2021 | 9:40 am

Nickel price drops most since 2016 on Tsingshan deal

The nickel and stainless steel giant will provide 100,000 tonnes of nickel matte to Huayou Cobalt and battery materials maker CNGR Advanced Material.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 4, 2021 | 9:34 am

Savannah’s Portugal lithium project may cost less than expected

Early results from metallurgical test work at Mina do Barroso show potential for lower capital and operating costs.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2021 | 8:35 am

Adriatic takes big strides forward at its brownfield projects in the Balkans

In late January Adriatic was granted an exploitation permit for its Veovaca project near Vares in Bosnia-Herzegovina, 50 km north of the capital, Sarajevo.

Northern Miner Staff | March 4, 2021 | 8:12 am

Flights halted from PNG copper mine to Australia over virus cluster

Five new confirmed infections were linked to the Ok Tedi copper mine.

Reuters | March 4, 2021 | 7:28 am

Mali, Emirates facilitated Venezuelan gold trade in 2020, opposition says

Opposition leader says that the gold was refined in Mali and then resold primarily in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to allow for Maduro's administration to obtain the equivalent of at least $1 billion in euros in particular.

Reuters | March 4, 2021 | 7:19 am