China copper smelters raise Q4 treatment charge floor ahead of miner talks The fourth-quarter floor is up 27.3% from $55 per tonne and 5.5 cents a pound in the third quarter. Reuters | September 28, 2021 | 9:54 pm
North Carolina county zoning changes to affect Piedmont Lithium project Piedmont has already spent $58 million on the project, which would produce about 30,000 tonnes of lithium annually. Reuters | September 28, 2021 | 5:33 pm
China power crisis to kick off global race for coal imports Asia’s largest economy could also look farther afield to coal exporters like South Africa, Colombia, the US and Canada. Bloomberg News | September 28, 2021 | 3:20 pm
Germ-killing copper to be installed on Toronto and Vancouver transit Teck Resources' Copper & Heath program installs copper products on buses, subway cars, and streetcars in the Greater Toronto Area as well as buses and SkyTrains in Metro Vancouver. MINING.com Editor | September 28, 2021 | 1:54 pm
Mining companies need to be leaders in ESG — report Being a laggard in any one of the three ESG components will hurt brand reputation and, ultimately, profits, GlobalData analyst says. MINING.com Editor | September 28, 2021 | 11:49 am
Rescue of 39 from Totten nickel mine continues, no injuries All 39 miners had safely been brought to the surface from the Totten mine. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 28, 2021 | 11:41 am
Gold could see tapering as soon as November If the federal funds rate goes the hawkish way, it should continue to create downward pressure on gold prices. Sunshine Profits | September 28, 2021 | 11:20 am
Tudor Gold expands Goldstorm system at Treaty Creek The third set of results for the 2021 resource expansion and definition drilling program has been released. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 28, 2021 | 11:03 am
Peru minister says $1.4bn Tia Maria mine a “no go” Economy and finance minister Pedro Francke said Southern Copper should stop pushing a “socially and politically unfeasible" project. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 28, 2021 | 11:01 am
