Alternative financing remains underpenetrated avenue for miners – report
Alternative financing options could generate $800 billion for miners over the next ten years, according to McKinsey.
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British Columbia’s mineral exploration spend up 28% – report
EY's annual British Columbia Mineral and Coal Exploration Survey found Canada’s exploration expenditure remained third in global rankings behind South America and Australia.
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 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%.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
RANKED: World’s top 20 largest gold mines
Mine production saw a modest rise to 3,672 tonnes last year, WGC data shows.