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Copper price back below $9,000 on weak China industrial activity

Metal price was also impacted by the rise in oil prices and fears about inflation and higher interest rates in the US.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 3, 2023 | 8:12 am

Factbox: Automakers accelerate the drive to secure battery raw materials

Rising demand for EVs is encouraging automakers such as Tesla,…

Reuters | April 3, 2023 | 7:57 am

Researchers find new way to shape tiny gold pieces for electronics

Using highly charged ions, it is possible to melt or…

Staff Writer | April 3, 2023 | 7:00 am

Barrick Gold replaces gold reserves, remains on track to execute 10-year business plan

Barrick Gold’s executive chairman John Thornton said the company more…

Staff Writer | April 2, 2023 | 10:38 am

Biden’s landmark climate bill lures China’s clean energy giants

China’s leading renewables firms are joining the rush to open…

Bloomberg News | April 1, 2023 | 6:55 pm

Copper price down on bets of big US rate hikes

Fed Jerome Powell pledged that the US central bank would ratchet interest rates as high as needed to kill a surge in inflation.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 18, 2022 | 9:20 am

Column: Nickel demand boomed in 2021; this year it will be supply

Surplus or deficit? In nickel's current fractured state it could be both this year, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | May 18, 2022 | 7:59 am

How ‘weak sustainability’ helps miners contribute to the UN development goals

Researchers suggest that mining companies should focus on achieving ambitious yet realistic sustainability targets.

Staff Writer | May 18, 2022 | 6:06 am

US, Canadian companies set to soar on Russian uranium ban

Uranium has strong fundamentals in place, with political support growing worldwide, VRIC hears.

Henry Lazenby | May 17, 2022 | 6:23 pm

Metals scarcity could slow energy transition

Solar panel market penetration requires hundreds of millions oz. more silver production, VRIC hears.

Henry Lazenby | May 17, 2022 | 6:06 pm

Quality companies are investors’ best bet when valuations get low

Investors should look at whether the junior companies they are interested in have enough cash in the bank, VRIC hears.

Henry Lazenby | May 17, 2022 | 5:42 pm

US coal companies struggle to cash in on Europe crunch

The rally in prices is unlikely to pull the US coal industry out of a more than decade-long tailspin.

Reuters | May 17, 2022 | 7:33 am

China, US are racing to make billions from mining the moon’s minerals

Unlike in the era of Sputnik and Apollo, the world’s top superpowers can’t even agree on basic principles to govern the next generation of space activity.

Bloomberg News | May 17, 2022 | 7:19 am

Zinc joins battery race in the US

Two US-based companies joined forces to push for the use of zinc alkaline batteries in clean energy storage solutions.

Staff Writer | May 17, 2022 | 5:05 am

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