August 5, 2021

Platinum price slumps to 7-month low as virus spread saps demand

The metal used in catalytic converters fell for a third day as the spread of the delta strain punctures the narrative of a rapid global recovery.

August 5, 2021

Iron ore price plunges as Chinese demand softens

The most active iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange plunged as much as 5.6%, hitting the lowest since May 27.

August 5, 2021

Diamond sales at De Beers’ Botswana unit rebound as global market recovers

Exports of diamonds from Debswana stood at $1.702 billion in the first half of the year.

August 5, 2021

Novo Resources’ Nullagine gold project reaches record monthly production

Production reached 8,589 oz in July, a 46% increase over June.

August 5, 2021

Biden sets US goal for clean cars to be half of 2030 sales

Administration is crafting greenhouse gas-reduction standards and fuel economy requirements for vehicles.

August 5, 2021

Mountain Province bounces back as diamond demand returns

Its 49%-owned Gahcho Kué mine has rebounded well from a difficult start to the year, that saw it shut down for 22 days.

August 4, 2021

Foreign miners in Chile warn lawmakers fresh royalties would hammer competitiveness

Smaller miners with annual production under 100,000 tonnes in particular warned that they would be disproportionately impacted given their higher operating costs.

August 4, 2021

Tin price surge to subside by end of year – report

The tin market outperformed all other base metals in the first half of this year.

August 4, 2021

Chilean lawmakers postpone vote on controversial mining royalty bill

Bill calls for a 3% royalty on sales of over 12,000 tonnes of copper productions a year and 50,000t/y of lithium.

August 4, 2021

Filo Mining shares up on further drill results from Argentina

"Filo del Sol is growing into one of the largest copper-gold-silver discoveries ever," company says.