MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

A roundup of the biggest stories of the week.

MINING.com Editor | February 12, 2021 | 10:00 pm

US judge will not stop land transfer for Rio Tinto mine in Arizona

The judge’s decision is likely to escalate the clash between members of Arizona’s San Carlos Apache Tribe, who consider the land home to deities, and Rio and minority partner BHP

Reuters | February 12, 2021 | 2:35 pm

RANKED: World’s top 10 copper mining projects – 2021

These 10 development projects will play a major role in setting the copper price for the next decade.

MINING.com Editor | February 12, 2021 | 10:54 am

Venezuela gold reserves drop to new five-decade low as withdrawals accelerate

Facing a collapse in oil production and the effects of US sanctions, President Nicolas Maduro’s government has continued to use the sale of monetary gold as a source of income.

Reuters | February 12, 2021 | 8:20 am

Copper price rally slows ahead of Chinese holiday

Traders and leading investors say the market needs more good news before prices can rip higher.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 11, 2021 | 8:43 am

Crypto’s rapid rise means investors need gold, top miner says

The rise of cryptocurrencies, including red-hot Bitcoin, just handed one of the world’s leading gold miners one more reason to urge investors to buy the age-old haven that is bullion.

Bloomberg News | February 11, 2021 | 8:09 am

JP Morgan: Commodities have begun new supercycle of “years-long gains”

Commodities have seen four supercycles over the past 100 years — with the last one peaking in 2008 after 12 years of expansion.

Bloomberg News | February 11, 2021 | 3:45 am

Taseko raises $200m to fund Florence copper project

The miner said when fully ramped up, Florence will produce 40,000 tonnes of high quality cathode copper annually for the US domestic market.

MINING.com Editor | February 10, 2021 | 2:44 pm

EV metal index beats record by 54% as electric cars reach tipping point

MINING.COM EV Metal Index surges to over $500m of lithium, graphite, cobalt and nickel in newly-sold electric cars worldwide in one month as prices continue to climb and deployment smashes previous records.

Frik Els | February 10, 2021 | 1:35 pm

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The race for US lithium hinges on a fight over a Nevada mine

McEwen, Rio Tinto to jointly develop copper project in Nevada

Oil price jumps near $90 after OPEC+ surprises with token supply cut

Copper price rises despite China lockdowns, recession fears

Gold price rises as US jobs data eases pressure on Fed

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