Copper price leaps 26-month high on strong Chinese rebound

Copper price is enjoying its longest winning streak in 11 years as parallels to post-global financial crisis recovery grow.

Frik Els | August 31, 2020 | 11:00 am

Venezuela fuels Amazon gold rush with petrodollars drying up

The amount of land used for mining has more than tripled since March last year.

Bloomberg News | August 31, 2020 | 10:40 am

Gold price set for first monthly decline since March

For the month of August, gold was down 0.2% despite rallying to an all-time high during the period.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 31, 2020 | 9:58 am

Friedland’s Nimba iron ore project to get World Bank backing

MIGA, the bank’s agency for foreign investment, may inject up to $135 million into HPX's project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 31, 2020 | 9:21 am

Rio vows to preserve ancient Australian rock shelter after outcry over caves blast

Company had previously applied to damage the 43,000-year site near its Silvergrass iron ore mine, and consent was granted by the state government.

Reuters | August 31, 2020 | 8:53 am

Cheaper diamonds fire life into the hidden world of gem trading

De Beers and Alrosa decided last week they saw enough signs of recovering demand and seized the opportunity, cutting some prices by almost 10%.

Bloomberg News | August 31, 2020 | 8:52 am

Buffett looks to Japan with $6bn bet on trading firms

Berkshire Hathaway has bought a 5% stake in each of Japan's five biggest trading houses, marking a departure for chairman Warren Buffett as he looks beyond the US to diversify his conglomerate.

Reuters | August 31, 2020 | 8:42 am

This is why lithium-ion batteries fail

UK-based researchers identified a potential new degradation mechanism for electric vehicle batteries.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 31, 2020 | 6:30 am

Genomic sequencing techniques could be used to identify mineral deposits – report

Analyzing bacterial species’ DNA could be used to locate mineral deposits buried beneath glacial overburden.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 31, 2020 | 6:15 am

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