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Smuggling prompts Africa’s biggest gold producer to rethink export tax

Ghana saw its output slump 14% in 2020 after coronavirus-related restrictions slowed operations and a tax on the exports of small-scale producers was introduced.

Bloomberg News | November 5, 2021 | 9:53 am

Iron ore price drops 7% as rout continues

"We expect iron ore prices to find a floor around current levels," says ANZ Research.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 5, 2021 | 9:26 am

Gold price gets boost from central banks’ dovish tone

Bullion is on track to close the week up 1.0% after strong jobs data for the month of October.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 5, 2021 | 9:18 am

Coal is out, net zero now the goal in BOE’s greener bond buying

Bond buying will be skewed toward the stronger climate performers with the potential for further escalation.

Bloomberg News | November 5, 2021 | 8:30 am

Vale cashes in on fertilizer boom with $1.3 billion Mosaic stock sale

Brazilian iron ore giant thinks it’s time to cash in on the global fertilizer boom.

Bloomberg News | November 5, 2021 | 8:14 am

Tantalum supply and demand after the pandemic

The tantalum industry is transitioning to an entirely new normality.

Patrick Stratton and Andrew Matheson, CPM Group | November 5, 2021 | 8:11 am

Tajik-Chinese gold project launch delayed to mid-2022

TALCO gold plans to produce up to 21,000 tonnes of antimony and 2.5 tonnes of gold per year.

Reuters | November 5, 2021 | 8:03 am

New UK magnet factory for EVs should copy Chinese playbook

A British magnet factory could be built by 2024 and eventually produce 2,000 tonnes a year of rare earth magnets, enough to supply about 1 million EVs.

Reuters | November 5, 2021 | 7:53 am