Canada’s oil and gas industry recovery will take two years, analysts say

The International Energy Agency estimates global demand for petroleum products won’t be back to pre-pandemic levels until 2023 and may never return to “normal.”

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | May 18, 2021 | 3:09 pm

EV Metal Index jumps 85% in a month despite nickel, cobalt price drop

MINING.COM’s tracker of the value of battery metals in newly sold electric cars sets new monthly record despite retreat in nickel, cobalt prices and declining per vehicle usage.

Frik Els | May 18, 2021 | 1:44 pm

Is aluminum a real threat to copper?

Copper is the major metal par excellence in terms of electrical conductivity but is not the only solution to energy transmission.

MINING.com Editor | May 18, 2021 | 12:37 pm

Canada Nickel drills new discovery at MacDiarmid project

This is a new discovery located 23 km southwest of the company’s Crawford nickel-cobalt project in Ontario’s Timmins-Cochrane camp.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 18, 2021 | 12:35 pm

McIlvenna Bay becomes world’s first carbon neutral copper project

The milestone was reached following the completion of carbon purchases to offset emissions from 10 years of exploration.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 18, 2021 | 12:32 pm

Zinc price hits highest level since June 2018

Price surged amid speculation that smelters in China’s Yunnan province are reducing output due to a power shortage.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 18, 2021 | 12:06 pm

Endomines restarts operations at Friday mine

Endomines expects production of around 9,000 ounces of gold per year for more than seven years.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 18, 2021 | 11:33 am

Teck sees little risk of higher taxes in no. 1 copper producer Chile

Meanwhile, it has yet to decide whether to restart a sales process for its 80% stake in the Zafranal copper mine in Peru.

Reuters | May 18, 2021 | 11:22 am

South African platinum rebound to push market into surplus, says Johnson Matthey

A wall of platinum production from South Africa coming back online following covid-19 disruptions is expected to offset demand growth this year and push the market into surplus territory, new data released by PGMs specialist Johnson Matthey show.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 18, 2021 | 10:46 am

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