Commodity price surge spurs Australian explorers to get digging Explorers listed on the ASX spent A$666 million in the three months to June 30, which was 34% above the two-year average. Bloomberg News | September 15, 2021 | 10:47 am
Grupo Mexico, Hudbay vie for $2 billion Spanish miner Trafigura and Mubadala have been looking to sell Matsa since the start of the year. Bloomberg News | September 15, 2021 | 9:41 am
Nigerian minister wants death penalty for gold smuggling Lawmakers are investigating the alleged loss of $9 billion a year to illegal mining of the precious metal. Bloomberg News | September 15, 2021 | 9:11 am
Talon Metals hits record nickel, copper grades at Tamarack Tamarack is currently the only high-grade development-stage nickel project in the US. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 15, 2021 | 9:01 am
Which countries have the world’s largest coal reserves? The world has about 139 years of coal left at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves. Visual Capitalist Elements | September 15, 2021 | 8:58 am
Copper price up on weak US inflation Chile’s copper commission Cochilco has revised down its average copper price forecast for the year. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 15, 2021 | 8:52 am
Iron ore price plunges on falling steel output China's monthly crude steel production slipped for the third straight month to 83.24 million tonnes in August. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 15, 2021 | 8:31 am
Goldman almost doubles Asia coal forecast on supply crunch The bank lifted its 2022 forecast to $120 a tonne from $85. Bloomberg News | September 15, 2021 | 7:59 am
CATL said to be mystery bidder for Canada’s Millennial Lithium A bidding war is heating up for Canadian miner Millennial Lithium Corp. as Chinese firms compete to secure key elements needed for electric-vehicle batteries. Bloomberg News | September 15, 2021 | 7:44 am