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ESG strategy makes Norra Kärr REE project attractive – report

According to Roskill, by revising the flowsheet to reduce the project's footprint and looking to secure an off-site brownfield location for a refining facility, LEM has lowered the environmental risk at Norra Kärr, increasing its ESG appeal.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 29, 2021 | 7:49 am

How Afghanistan’s $1 trillion mining wealth sold the war

US media regurgitates a 2010 New York Times frontpage story…

Frik Els | August 27, 2021 | 12:19 pm

Global iron ore production to accelerate until 2025 – report

Fitch forecasts global iron ore mine output growth will average…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 27, 2021 | 8:12 am

Aluminum price hits highest level since April 2018 on China curbs

Worries about supplies from China escalated after the country's Xinjiang…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 27, 2021 | 7:02 am

Jiangxi Copper Q2 profit hits 10-year high on rising prices

The company's first-half net income quadrupled year-on-year to $469.5 million.

Reuters | August 27, 2021 | 6:42 am

Shandong to borrow $1.26B to buy half of Argentinian gold mine

Top Chinese gold producer Shandong Mining will have to arrange financing before unlocking its half of the Veladero mine in Argentina.

Andrew Topf | June 2, 2017 | 4:35 pm

The iron ore price also rises

Up 2% on Friday as traders weigh impact of outage at BHP's largest iron ore mine in West Australia.

Frik Els | June 2, 2017 | 12:55 pm

Iron ore plunge hurting miners — down to fresh 7-month low

Steelmaking material dropped to $57.02 a tonne, marking a fresh seven-month low, as large stockpiles continue to weigh on the market.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 31, 2017 | 7:52 am

SLIDESHOW: The iron ore price wars 2002–2017

Iron ore's transformation from a relic of the industrial age to the driving force behind a commodity supercycle that reshaped the global economy.

Frik Els | May 30, 2017 | 5:39 pm

Coal mine openings in the US inject some hope into beleaguered sector

Corsa Coal’s Acosta Deep mine, to begin operations in June, will create about 600 jobs.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2017 | 4:18 am

China’s coal-rich Shanxi province to halt or slow mines construction until 2020

Shanxi province accounts for about 25% of China's coal output and has vowed to cut 20 million tonnes of overcapacity this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 29, 2017 | 4:38 am

From Yukon to Patagonia, gold explorers stir after sleep

Outbreaks of gold-rush fever are popping up as bullion markets stage a tentative recovery.

Bloomberg News | May 26, 2017 | 3:11 pm

Iron ore crashes again to below $58 a tonne

Ore with 62% content in Qingdao lost $2.33 a tonne to close at $57.91, data from the Metal Bulletin shows, hitting a seven-month low and marking the commodity third consecutive weekly fall.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 26, 2017 | 3:38 am

Yancoal seeks expansion in Hunter Valley with $710m bid for Mitsubishi’s mines

Company wants to become Australia’s largest independent coal producer.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 25, 2017 | 5:58 am

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