Greenland approves Bluejay Mining’s Dundas Ilmenite project The company said its approved exploitation and closure plan is the final government-level approval required before construction at Dundas can start. Northern Miner Staff | June 17, 2021 | 8:01 pm
Commodities set for worst week since start of pandemic Metals markets hurt by double whammy from the US Federal Reserve and China's Strategic Reserves. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 17, 2021 | 4:45 pm
Canadian regulators say Rocky Mountain coal mine not in public interest The finding is a setback for Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's United Conservative Party government. Reuters | June 17, 2021 | 4:41 pm
Sudan signs nine concession deals for gold, copper mining Sudan took steps last year to open up trade in the precious metal further to private investors. Reuters | June 17, 2021 | 1:51 pm
Rio Tinto opens new scandium plant in Quebec The plant uses a new process developed by RTFT to extract high purity scandium oxide from the waste streams of titanium dioxide production. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 17, 2021 | 1:42 pm
MAPPED: These 25 projects will set the copper price for decades A 6 million tonne copper supply gap will open up by the mid-2020s but projects needed to plug that gap face uphill battles. Frik Els | June 17, 2021 | 1:30 pm
Snapshot: Eight companies with advancing copper projects With copper’s key role in the transition to greener forms of energy to fight climate change, companies are accelerating their work plans at copper projects around the world. Northern Miner Staff | June 17, 2021 | 1:22 pm
Chinese carbon peak by 2030 involves a major shift to renewables, says CRU During this transition period, Chinese companies need to find solutions to reduce carbon emissions. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 17, 2021 | 11:27 am
Iron ore price rises on China’s record crude steel monthly output The world's top steel producer churned out 99.45 million tonnes of crude steel in May, data from the statistics bureau showed. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 17, 2021 | 10:04 am