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Tests find copper can kill 99.9% of germs on high-touch surfaces

Copper is the only solid metal touch surface registered as a public health product by Health Canada and the US Environmental Protection Agency.

MINING.com Editor | March 5, 2021 | 12:52 pm

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners; Rio Tinto, Mongolia reach new Oyu Tolgoi expansion plan deal; Copper price crashes through $4.00, down 7%.

MINING.com Editor | March 5, 2021 | 10:49 am

Column: Gold bulls hope short-term bank contagion sparks longer-term rally

Gold price slump led to $4.6bn monthly loss in ETFs

Global ETFs have retraced the last six months of overall inflows over the past four months, the WGC says.

MINING.com Editor | March 4, 2021 | 9:16 am

Mining industry investing in local jobs in Australia

Urgent policy reforms to remove regulatory impediments, create more flexible workplaces and introduce internationally competitive tax rates are essential, says Minerals Council of Australia.

MINING.com Editor | March 4, 2021 | 6:00 am

Curtin University ranks 2nd in world for Mineral and Mining Engineering

The latest results show Curtin achieved ranking in 30 subjects, including four subjects in the top 50 in the world and 20 in the top 200.

MINING.com Editor | March 4, 2021 | 6:00 am

Gold price pares weekly gain as US bond yields rebound

Gold price to decline on cyclical recovery, higher yields – report

Fitch is revising down its 2021 gold price forecast, to an average of $1,780/oz from $1,850/oz previously.

MINING.com Editor | March 2, 2021 | 2:48 pm

Rush for cobalt, lithium as prices stay on the boil

Battery demand to maintain elevated cobalt prices – report

But increasing advances in cobalt-free and low-cobalt content batteries will pose a large threat to long-term demand and prices, Fitch says.

MINING.com Editor | March 1, 2021 | 2:00 pm

Webequie Nation, Juno ink MOU for Ring of Fire exploration

Juno is the largest claim holder within the Ring of Fire, a metal rich region in northern Ontario.

MINING.com Editor | March 1, 2021 | 12:25 pm

New high-grade gold potential discovered at Beartrack-Arnett

Revival Gold's PEA outlined 72,000 ounces of gold per year at all-in sustaining costs of $1,057 for the initial seven years of mine life at the brownfield site.

MINING.com Editor | March 1, 2021 | 11:44 am