March 29, 2021

Coal country races to shield itself from Biden’s climate plan

Lawmakers in mining states from Wyoming to West Virginia are determined to fight back coal's slow downfall.

March 27, 2021

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Class action against Rio Tinto over Oyu Tolgoi escalates; Taseko wins court battle over Florence copper project; Resolute Mining shares drop 25% on Ghana lease termination

March 26, 2021

The bull and bear case for copper price

A new report by Roskill says the industry opinion is strongly – and evenly – divided between bearish and bullish views.

March 26, 2021

Home: Humble aluminum can shows a circular economy won’t be easy

It is ironic that aluminum, a metal so central to the green revolution, risks not being able to grow sufficiently because of the pressure to decarbonise.

March 26, 2021

Gold price pares weekly drop as dollar weakens, yields retreat

However, bullion is still heading for its first weekly loss in three.

March 26, 2021

Piedmont Lithium closes $122 million public offering

The proceeds will be used to continue the development of Piedmont’s fully-integrated spodumene-to-hydroxide project in North Carolina.

March 26, 2021

Wage slaves vs gold owners

Wages cannot keep up with how fast the US federal government has been devaluing the dollar, and perhaps the only way to protect against this is to own gold.

March 26, 2021

Copper price rises on optimism over US recovery

Copper prices rose on Friday tracking gains in equities market buoyed by optimism over the global economic recovery on positive US labour data and its faster-than-expected covid-19 vaccination roll-out plans.

March 25, 2021

Canada tightens takeover rules for critical minerals

The move comes as the US government works with Canada to boost regional supply chains to counter China's dominance in the sector.

March 25, 2021

Dividend over digging: Miners pay shareholders but need new projects

Major miners need to increase spending to secure fresh copper supply, analysts say, amid worries that availability of the red metal will slide just as demand surges.