MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week What’s next for Rio Tinto’s Arizona copper project?; Cornish Lithium granted rights for offshore exploration; Agnico snaps up Nunavut miner TMAC in $226m deal MINING.com Editor | January 8, 2021 | 1:45 am
Copper, iron ore price rally adds $250bn to top 50 mining companies The world’s 50 most valuable mining companies jumps to a new record high of $1.3 trillion by year’s end. MINING.com Editor | January 7, 2021 | 3:05 pm
Tin on a roll as new year squeeze grips London market The LME three-month price hit $21,360 per tonne on Tuesday, the highest trade since March 2019. Reuters | January 7, 2021 | 10:16 am
Exploration tax victory for Teck in British Columbia Teck Resources can claim 100% of its exploration expenses on the Galore Creek mine development. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 6, 2021 | 12:30 pm
Copper price hits new high as covid cases sweep South America A second wave of coronavirus infections intensifies in South America, the world's top copper-producing region. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 6, 2021 | 11:40 am
What’s next for Rio Tinto’s Arizona copper project? Donald Trump's outgoing administration plans to approve a land swap on Jan. 15 that Rio Tinto Ltd and partners need to build a copper mine in Arizona. Reuters | January 6, 2021 | 10:13 am
Permit for Aquila Resources’ Back Forty mine denied Michigan judge ruling revokes the wetlands permit for the Back Forty project in Lake Township, north of Menominee. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2021 | 9:25 am
In blow to Vedanta, Zambian court rules KCM liquidator to stay in post The government accuses Vedanta of failing to honour licence conditions, including promised investment. Reuters | January 6, 2021 | 8:55 am
Goldman proclaims the dawn of a new commodity supercycle Goldman’s view is predicated on how the world will recover from the pandemic with an emphasis on a green industrial revolution. Reuters | January 6, 2021 | 7:51 am