Russell: China goes from driver to brake for crude oil, iron ore and copper China has switched from driving global demand for major commodities to being a drag on growth. Reuters | August 9, 2021 | 8:02 am
Rio Tinto mismanagement caused cost overrun at Oyu Tolgoi Costs to expand the Mongolian mine, Rio's biggest copper growth project, have ballooned up to $6.75 billion from Rio's original budget of $5.3 billion in 2016. Reuters | August 9, 2021 | 7:35 am
Euro Sun Mining to list in London before year-end Floating on the LSE would help it access fresh capital to fund the first phase of its Rovina Valley copper-gold project in Romania. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 9, 2021 | 6:55 am
Barrick Gold sees little hit from inflation, reaffirms 2021 targets Production fell 9.4% to 1.04 million ounces due to planned maintenance at its Nevada Gold Mine and Pueblo Viejo. Reuters | August 9, 2021 | 5:09 am
Gates-backed firm joins Bluejay on battery metals quest KoBold Metals, a start-up backed by a coalition of billionaires, will pay $15m in exploration funding for Greenland project. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 9, 2021 | 3:43 am
Talks at world’s top copper mine are heading for a tense finale A months-long wage negotiation at the world’s biggest copper mine is heading into a tense finale over the coming days. Bloomberg News | August 8, 2021 | 12:16 pm
UN asks Grupo Mexico to compensate victims of Buenaventura mine spill The Mexican chapter of the High Commissioner’s Office for Human Rights of the United Nations demanded full compensation from Grupo Mexico to […] Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 8, 2021 | 10:11 am
Tin, aluminum to outperform other base metals in H2 – Antaike Base metal prices have surged to multi-year or record highs in 2021 on recovering demand from the pandemic. Reuters | August 6, 2021 | 7:46 am
World’s largest EV market facing challenges — report China’s electric two-wheeler market is not growing as it used to, according to IDTechEx. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 6, 2021 | 6:02 am