Gold price slides as stock market rout continues
Spot gold fell to a near one-week low and on pace for a weekly loss of 2.2%.
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Europe joins global scramble for critical minerals
Europe has belatedly woken up to the fact it has a metals problem.
Codelco workers threaten action in job conditions row
Tension has brewed between unions and the company over complaints about the lack of compliance with coronavirus prevention measures and the over-pricing of insurance.
Freeport Indonesia expects sales jump after transition to underground mine
Sales of copper in 2021 are expected to jump to 1.4 billion lbs while gold sales are expected to increase to 1.4 million ounces.
BHP awards tender for LNG-fuelled bulk iron ore carriers
The contract for five Newcastlemax bulk carriers to carry ore between Australia and China was awarded to Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping.
China’s aluminum import surge a sign of global disconnect
China’s once-in-a-decade aluminum trade inversion is first and foremost down to the arbitrage window that opened in the second quarter.
Rio Tinto hosts one of the last tenders of Argyle diamonds
The virtual event was titled One Lifetime, One Encounter, making reference to the closure of the Argyle mine at the end of 2020, after almost four decades of production.
CanAlaska Uranium options BC copper project to Omineca
The companies want to create a 50/50 JV at the Quesnel porphyry copper project.
MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week
Cobalt prices surge on electronics boom, Friedland’s Nimba iron ore project, gold price falls on economic recovery hopes, and more.
