BHP Group, ArcelorMittal trial carbon capture at Europe, US steel plantsBy discharging over 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, the steel industry accounts for 7-9% of global greenhouse gas emissions.Reuters | October 27, 2022 | 7:46 am
Freeport in talks to buy Arizona copper smelterExecutives from Phoenix-based Freeport recently toured the Hayden smelter --…Bloomberg News | October 26, 2022 | 3:35 pm
Gold price rebounds to 2-week high on Fed relief hopes“We might see a slowing of the economy, but inflation…Staff Writer | October 26, 2022 | 8:01 am
Jim Bob Moffett, co-founder of Freeport, dies at 82 On his watch, the company rode an unprecedented commodities boom, expanding to challenge Codelco as the world’s biggest copper miner. Bloomberg News | January 11, 2021 | 3:45 am
Scientists use microwave oven to turn coal into graphite Nano-graphite was obtained from coal by using copper foil, glass containers and a conventional household microwave oven. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 10, 2021 | 7:00 am
The periodic table of commodity returns U.S. Global Investors traces 10 years of commodity price performance. MINING.com Editor | January 8, 2021 | 2:27 pm
UK shareholder raises concerns over Rio, BHP Arizona mine LAPFF, whose member schemes manage more than 300 billion pounds in assets, has direct holdings in both Rio and BHP. Reuters | January 8, 2021 | 10:12 am
Gold price tumbles on soaring US Treasury yields Gold has erased most of its gains from the new year. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 8, 2021 | 9:29 am
USA Rare Earth outlines mine-to-magnet strategy The vision is to create a secure supply of rare earth elements in the United States. Trish Saywell - The Northern Miner | January 8, 2021 | 6:38 am
Trump hurries to loosen mining regulations, approve projects Successor Joe Biden will be unable to reverse some of the changes. Reuters | January 8, 2021 | 5:20 am
MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week What’s next for Rio Tinto’s Arizona copper project?; Cornish Lithium granted rights for offshore exploration; Agnico snaps up Nunavut miner TMAC in $226m deal MINING.com Editor | January 8, 2021 | 1:45 am
Copper, iron ore price rally adds $250bn to top 50 mining companies The world’s 50 most valuable mining companies jumps to a new record high of $1.3 trillion by year’s end. MINING.com Editor | January 7, 2021 | 3:05 pm