Altiplano gets creative amid low copper prices
Lower-grade shoulders are being left on the walls and only the higher-grade portions are being extracted.
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Pebble mine scores small win in land deal with Alaskan landowners
Deal with the Alaska Peninsula Corporation (APC) secures the company's right to use defined portions of APC lands to build and operate roads for the stalled Pebble copper-gold-silver project.
Illegal gold mining spikes in Venezuela as locals struggle to survive
Constantly rising currency inflation means small amounts of gold are being used to pay for everyday staples.
Nornickel aims to boost output to tap electric car boom
Nornickel’s current capex plan includes $6.5-7.5 billion for its base investment programme and $2.5 billion for its environmental programme.
Gladiator deposit grows for Bonterra Resources
Bonterra says two rigs are currently in operation at Gladiator.
The battery boom to attract $620 billion in investment by 2040
The global energy-storage market will surge to a cumulative 942 gigawatts by 2040.
London gold market comes clean: it’s not as big as thought
An average of $36.9 billion of gold changed hands each day in the city’s over-the-counter market.
Powell and gold between inflation and global slowdown
Do not expect higher gold prices due to the surge in inflation or dovish revolution within the Federal Open Market Committee.
BHP expected to catch up on iron ore shipments
BHP's maintenance work on its Port Hedland facilities, spare rail capacity and 40 ships waiting to be loaded means it will be able to make its production target for June 2018 - July 2019.
