Gold price breaks past $2,000 An eventual break above that level is likely, analysts believe, freeing prices for more record highs. MINING.com Editor | August 4, 2020 | 8:58 am
Lynas gets green light for waste treatment plant in Malaysia Malaysia has approved Australian rare earths miner Lynas' plan to build a permanent disposal facility for waste treatment. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 4, 2020 | 8:55 am
Rio Tinto says missed chances to avoid destruction of sacred caves Company apologised to an Australian parliamentary inquiry in its submission for the destruction of Aboriginal heritage sites. Bloomberg News | August 4, 2020 | 8:36 am
Barrick, Skeena reach final deal on Eskay Creek project Agreement gives Skeena a 100% ownership in the past-producing gold-silver mine in British Columbia. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 4, 2020 | 6:55 am
Scientists discover “glassy” lithium In a quest to improve battery performance, US-based researchers made an unexpected find. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 4, 2020 | 6:35 am
Solid-state battery market expected to reach $6 billion by 2030 – report IDTechEx published its predictions for the solid-state battery market. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 4, 2020 | 6:20 am
Centamin earnings soar on higher gold prices, output The Egypt-focused gold miner's net profit jumped 280% to $74.8m from $19.7m in the first half of 2020 compared to the same period last year. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 4, 2020 | 3:43 am
Japan’s steel woes set to be laid bare as top mills give updates The country’s top producers have been pummeled this year as the coronavirus pandemic hurts already weak Japanese demand. Bloomberg News | August 3, 2020 | 2:55 pm
Diversifying the tungsten supply chain Most of the world’s tungsten is extracted from mines throughout Asia, and China has long held dominance over the global tungsten supply. Amanda Stutt | August 3, 2020 | 12:43 pm