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Copper price keeps soaring as bullish sentiment prevails; Iron ore price retreats on higher steel inventories in China; Gold price dealt ‘fatal blow’ by bond yield rally

MINING.com Editor | February 19, 2021 | 12:36 pm

Copper price keeps soaring as bullish sentiment prevails

Citigroup analysts have pinned the global copper deficit at about…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 19, 2021 | 9:43 am

Rio Tinto willing to negotiate Oyu Tolgoi agreement

Rio Tinto is open to replacing the underground development agreement…

Reuters | February 19, 2021 | 9:11 am

Barrick to ‘step back’ from Freeport after copper gain

Barrick says the window has closed on a potential deal…

Bloomberg News | February 19, 2021 | 8:36 am

Southern Ecuador’s Cuenca bans large-scale mining

More than 80% of the electorate voted this week in…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 19, 2021 | 7:02 am

Copper stocks deep into red as gold miners surge

Gold's nearly $100 jump early on and copper's 4.5% meltdown split mining investors' Brexit fortunes.

Frik Els | June 24, 2016 | 12:54 pm

Brexit: Gold, metals, markets react as Britain chooses to leave the EU

Gold climbs the most in eight years, while copper and oil fall.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 24, 2016 | 3:30 am

Molybdenum price is on a tear

Up 43% this year as Chinese imports double.

Frik Els | June 23, 2016 | 4:16 pm

The world’s 50 most valuable mining companies

Combined these mining and metal giants are worth $700 billion with operations in every corner of the world.

Frik Els | June 21, 2016 | 3:55 pm

Are copper and China set to rally?

Technical analyst and newsletter writer Clive Maund explores the link between an anticipated copper rally and an upswing in Chinese markets.

The Gold Report | June 21, 2016 | 1:27 pm

Rio Tinto may be planning a $9bn spinoff a la BHP

Rumours follow Rio's decision to group its least loved units — coal, uranium salt, borates and its Iron Ore Co. of Canada — under a new umbrella branded as the “energy and minerals” business.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2016 | 10:27 am

Rio Tinto to boot iron ore chief in fresh management shake-up

Andrew Harding, once tipped as the most likely person to take the company’s reins, is being replaced by Chris Salisbury, currently leading the copper and coal division.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2016 | 4:03 am

Australian mining industry cautioned to protect their assets

Despite only taking several minutes online, and costing less than the morning newspaper and cup of coffee, many Australian businesses are failing to protect their legal rights of ownership.

GlobalX Legal Solutions | June 17, 2016 | 10:00 am

Mosaic in talks to acquire Vale fertilizer unit in $3bn deal — report

A cash-and-stock deal is said to be the favourite option at this point, though the parties are also discussing other alternatives.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 17, 2016 | 7:06 am

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