Strong showing for Ecuador’s Perez signals backlash against mining industry The vote count now shows the environmental presidential candidate Yaku Perez trailing pro-market conservative banker Guillermo Lasso. Reuters | February 11, 2021 | 12:27 pm
Kinross reports record free cash flow of $1bn for 2020 Company reported production of 2.4 million gold-equivalent oz for the year, at all-in sustaining costs of $987 per oz. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 11, 2021 | 12:25 pm
Steinmetz bets on Brazilian investigation against Vale "On the basis of hypocrisy, they deceived the arbitral tribunal in London. I will unmask them,” Steinmetz told MINING.COM. Bruno Venditti | February 11, 2021 | 12:00 pm
MINING PEOPLE: Artemis, Battle North, First Cobalt, NorZinc, Tanzanian Gold Key moves in the mining industry. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 11, 2021 | 9:59 am
Nickel pig iron producers eye up electric vehicle battery market Nickel is a key component of the lithium-ion rechargeable batteries used to power electric vehicles. Reuters | February 11, 2021 | 9:57 am
Platinum, palladium and rhodium in short supply – Johnson Matthey Supply shortfalls have driven rapid price gains, with platinum trading at six-year highs and rhodium and palladium close to record levels. Reuters | February 11, 2021 | 9:45 am
Vision Lithium produces 99.99% pure Li₂CO₃ from Sirmac, stock explodes The Sirmac property is located approximately 200 km south of Nemaska's Whabouchi lithium mine in Quebec. Jackson Chen | February 11, 2021 | 9:37 am
Copper price rally slows ahead of Chinese holiday Traders and leading investors say the market needs more good news before prices can rip higher. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 11, 2021 | 8:43 am
Crypto’s rapid rise means investors need gold, top miner says The rise of cryptocurrencies, including red-hot Bitcoin, just handed one of the world’s leading gold miners one more reason to urge investors to buy the age-old haven that is bullion. Bloomberg News | February 11, 2021 | 8:09 am