September 11, 2020

Copper price rallies as Chinese scrap shipments sink by 50%

China's war on foreign waste sees shipping lines refusing to transport scrap, fearing a liability for return shipment if cargoes are rejected by customs.

September 11, 2020

First Majestic gets $59 million investment from Sprott

Billionaire Eric Sprott has now become a shareholder in the Mexico-focused silver producer.

September 11, 2020

Rio Tinto heads roll over sacred Aboriginal site destruction

CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques, iron ore boss Chris Salisbury, and corporate affairs head Simone Niven will have to step down.

September 10, 2020

Freeport’s Grasberg go-go days back as gold, copper prices rally

Freeport's iconic open cut mine in Indonesia is going underground – nearly doubling copper and gold production and earning $8 billion per year in the process.

September 10, 2020

Group Eleven begins drilling at Ireland zinc project

The company is also nearing plans for follow-up drilling at the PG West project.

September 9, 2020

Short seller says Northern Dynasty is “gaslighting investors”

In a scathing report, JCap says Vancouver promotors of giant Pebble copper-gold mine in Alaska are lobbying for bonuses, not producing minerals.

September 9, 2020

Gold price gets boost on vaccine trial delay

Spot gold was up 0.5% at $1,941.66 per ounce by noon EDT, shaking off initial declines.

September 8, 2020

Zinc price to enter long term structural decline in 2021 – report

Fitch predicts prices will rise to around $2,600/tonne by the end of the year.

September 8, 2020

Definitive feasibility study for Kakula confirms giant mine

Latest studies on Ivanhoe and Zijin’s Kamoa-Kakula project in the DRC show the asset could become the world’s second largest copper mine.

September 8, 2020

Helium is soaring on red-hot demand, shrinking supply

Like gold, helium is an important but finite resource, and new large helium deposits are becoming fewer and farther between.