July 8, 2020 Nornickel rejects $2.1 billion fuel spill charge The company estimated clean-up costs to be $150 million.
July 8, 2020 GoviEx to appeal cancelled uranium license in Zambia The company said Njame and Gwabe’s exclusion is expected to have little to no impact on project economics.
July 7, 2020 Newcrest eyes options for 13.6% stake in SolGold Australia's biggest listed gold producer reportedly contested SolGold's latest fundraising initiative.
July 7, 2020 Gold price vaults $1,800 – highest since September 2011 Scramble for gold-backed ETFs reaches fever pitch with $40 billion of bullion snapped up so far this year.
July 7, 2020 Novagold sues J Capital Research for defamation JCAP had accused Vancouver-based explorer of “systematically” misleading investors about its Donlin project in Alaska.
July 7, 2020 Thousands of copper workers have fallen ill in Chile It’s no coincidence that global copper prices and Chilean covid-19 cases are rising together.
July 7, 2020 Electric vehicles are starting to buoy the global metals market The world’s largest producer of lithium is expecting a market turnaround by 2022.
July 7, 2020 Gates, Bezos-backed firm searching for cobalt in Canada KoBold aims to create a “Google Maps” of the Earth’s crust, with a special focus on finding cobalt deposits.
July 7, 2020 Metals production emissions must halve by 2040 – report Wood Mackenzie says if the steel industry doesn’t comply, it would have to pay $191 billion per year in taxes.
July 6, 2020 Arctic diesel spill caused $2 billion damage, Russia says The vast majority of the damage was to waterways that are linked to the Kara Sea.
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