Uber or Skip? Bronze Age miners had their own food delivery service
New research shows that Bronze Age mining sites relied on outside sources to deliver pre-processed food.
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Class action against Rio Tinto over Oyu Tolgoi escalates; Taseko wins court battle over Florence copper project; Resolute Mining shares drop 25% on Ghana lease termination
The metals of antiquity – tin
Although the circumstances surrounding the original discovery of tin have never been established, they have given rise to several fascinating theories.
The bull and bear case for copper price
A new report by Roskill says the industry opinion is strongly – and evenly – divided between bearish and bullish views.
Precious metals miners setting up for a breakout rally – wait for confirmation
A potential breakout move may happen within the next 2 to 5+ weeks.
Teck guilty of Fisheries violations in BC, fined $47m
Teck Coal fined over charges relating to 2012 discharges of selenium and calcite to a mine settling pond and to the Fording River from its Fording River and Greenhills steelmaking coal operations at Elk Valley.
Home: Humble aluminum can shows a circular economy won’t be easy
It is ironic that aluminum, a metal so central to the green revolution, risks not being able to grow sufficiently because of the pressure to decarbonise.
Gold price pares weekly drop as dollar weakens, yields retreat
However, bullion is still heading for its first weekly loss in three.
Newest battery metal IPO taps rising interest in the deep sea
Investor interest in deep sea minerals is rising ahead of an mining code of conduct that’s expected to be concluded this year by the International Seabed Authority.
