July 22, 2020

Pentagon resumes rare earths funding program

In April, the Pentagon awarded Lynas Corp and MP Materials funding for rare earths separation facilities in Texas and California.

July 22, 2020

Sanctioned Israeli billionaire to gain from Elon Musk cobalt deal

Dan Gertler stands to indirectly benefit from an American company’s payments, despite being blacklisted from the US financial system.

July 22, 2020

BHP faces biggest UK class action over Brazil dam collapse

Local groups are seeking a total of 5 billion pounds ($6.33 billion) for the collapse of the Fundão Dam.

July 22, 2020

Antofagasta copper output steady despite pandemic

Production volumes in the second quarter were 5% ahead of expectations, but lower than in the first quarter.

July 21, 2020

INFOGRAPHIC: Covid-19 impact on gold supply chain

Increased investor demand for gold coupled with a constrained supply has led to high prices and a bullish market.

July 21, 2020

High gold, iron ore prices drive Brazil mining revenue

In Q2 2020, mining companies reached a production value of $7.5 billion, 9% higher than Q1.

July 21, 2020

Massive Canadian gold mine gets green light

Construction of Iamgold and Sumitomo's $1.3 billion Côté open-pit project in Ontario is slated to begin in the third quarter.

July 21, 2020

Wall Street is throwing billions at once-shunned gold miners

Precious metals miners, once seen as too leveraged and high risk, raised $2.4 billion in secondary equity offerings last quarter.

July 21, 2020

Vale says Q2 output rises 5.5% despite pandemic

Company's second-quarter iron ore production totalled 67.6 million tonnes.

July 21, 2020

Creditors of German lead plant in talks with Glencore

Weser-Metall GmbH in Nordenham produces about 105,000 tonnes of lead annually and is one of Europe’s main lead producers.