Strong gold and copper growth forecasts as covid disruptions subside – report
Global gold mine production will grow at the fastest rate in three years in 2021.
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Glencore paid $5.8bn to governments in 2020
Payments to governments in 2020 were lower due to pandemic disruption.
Dalian iron ore price set for seventh straight quarterly gain
China is pausing industrial activity to clear air pollution ahead of the Chinese Communist Party’s 100th anniversary celebration later this week.
Orla Mining shares surge on $35 million financing
An unnamed institutional investor participated in the financing, becoming the company's latest accredited shareholder.
Copper price set for smallest quarterly gain since March 2020
China curbs and expectations of sooner-than-anticipated policy tightening in the United States have pressured prices.
China faces risks due to high chrome, manganese, nickel import reliance — report
According to Roskill, China’s net import reliance on chromium, nickel and manganese ore are calculated at 100%, 83% and 68%, respectively.
Iron ore price down on easing steel demand in China
Steel mills have been ordered to limit or suspend their operations to minimise smog during the Communist Party centenary celebration.
Critical metals developer NioCorp stock jumps over 20%
NioCorp is currently developing a superalloy materials project in southeast Nebraska that will produce niobium, scandium and titanium.
Gold price hits 10-week low, heading for worst month since 2016
The strength in the greenback “is a major drag on gold,” says one analyst.
Equinox Gold starts mining at Santa Luz
According to the company, construction remains on track to commence commissioning in Q4 2021 and pour gold in Q1 2022.
Food security is national security: Potash gets ready for a closeup
The Department of the Interior released a draft 2025 list of 54 minerals critical to the US economy, including potash.
