Rio Tinto starts drilling at Janice Lake RTEC drilling at Forum Energy Metals' 100% owned copper-silver project in Saskatchewan. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 17, 2021 | 9:27 am
First Quantum sees no ‘contagion’ risk in Zambia after Mopani deal – COO Zambia became Africa's first pandemic-era sovereign default in November. Reuters | February 17, 2021 | 9:01 am
Global copper smelting slides in January amid covid-19 lockdowns Top producer China dipped but from high levels, satellite service SAVANT and broker Marex Spectron said in a joint statement. Reuters | February 17, 2021 | 8:30 am
Commodity prices – Supercycle or regular upturn? It is possible another supercycle is now underway but it would be arriving unusually quickly. Reuters | February 17, 2021 | 8:18 am
Rio Tinto to tackle customers’ emissions, hands out biggest dividend ever The miner is giving $9bn in cash back to shareholders and has laid out plans to tackle its global customers' carbon footprint. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 17, 2021 | 4:07 am
Challenge to water permit for Minnesota copper-nickel mine dismissed PolyMet's NorthMet project would become Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine. MINING.com Editor | February 16, 2021 | 3:20 pm
Cornish Metals closes £8.2m financing, starts trading on AIM Proceeds of the equity financing will be used to fast-track drilling at the United Downs copper-tin project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 16, 2021 | 9:26 am
Kodiak preps 30,000-metre drill program at MPD copper-gold project in BC The company drilled 6,698 metres in nine holes last year at the Gate zone. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 16, 2021 | 8:25 am
Funds grow wary as red-hot copper hits nine-year highs Copper’s micro dynamics are reinforcing the macro reflation trade that is lifting prices across the commodities spectrum. Reuters | February 16, 2021 | 8:08 am