Gold is good but Bitcoin’s better for $7.5 billion hedge fund

Gold and Bitcoin are battling it out for the coveted role as the ultimate store of value.

Bloomberg News | June 6, 2021 | 4:29 pm

EPA says PolyMet’s copper-nickel mine in Minnesota may affect Wisconsin’s, Fond du Lac’s water quality

Toronto-based PolyMet Mining said it disagrees with the EPA’s new conclusion.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 5, 2021 | 7:05 pm

World’s no. 2 automaker to get “actively involved in raw materials business”

Volkswagen CTO Thomas Schmall flags IPO for new battery division and all but commits the automaker to investing in mining.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 4, 2021 | 12:32 pm

BHP, Freeport invest in Jetti Resources’ ‘holy grail’ copper extraction technology

Jetti has secured $50 million in funding from existing and new investors to support rapid deployment of the technology across large scale copper mining operations.

Amanda Stutt | June 4, 2021 | 12:29 pm

Biden’s electric vehicle plan includes battery recycling push

The administration’s options to spur domestic recycling include direct investment in projects and scientific research.

Reuters | June 4, 2021 | 12:07 pm

Gold price rebounds as US payroll data assuages stimulus pullback concerns

However, bullion is still on course to register its biggest weekly decline since March.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 4, 2021 | 9:30 am

Copper price reviving old deposits

Juniors can unlock value at brownfields copper deposits.

Henry Lazenby | June 4, 2021 | 9:17 am

Copper price up as global smelting rebounds

Copper prices rebounded as investors scooped up material at lower prices after heavy losses the previous day on fears that strong US economic data could spur tighter monetary policy.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 4, 2021 | 8:09 am

Deep freezing iron-based materials expected to be part of superconducting devices of the future

US, UK and Germany-based researchers discovered that an iron-based superconductor exhibits both superconductivity and magnetism below -258°C.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 4, 2021 | 6:11 am

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