Congo launches state-owned cobalt miner
Entreprise Générale du Cobalt will sell cobalt hydroxide from artisanal miners under a five-year contract with trading house Trafigura.
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50-year gold price vs stocks chart shows bullion fair value above $2,500
Gold vs the S&P 500 since end of gold standard indicates bullion’s bull run to resume based on historical norm. That, or stocks are in for a beating.
The metals of antiquity – copper
If gold has been humankind's most valuable friend throughout the ages, copper has certainly been our most useful.
Taseko Mines clears legal hurdles at Florence; advances copper projects
Final design and engineering of the commercial in-situ production facility and the procurement of other critical components is underway.
Copper price below $4 as investors wait for US bill
Investors eye details of a large US infrastructure bill that could boost metals demand.
Feasibility from Marathon Gold outlines $305m open pit at Valentine
The initial 6,800 t/d mill option includes gravity concentration and cyanidation of the concentrates and tails.
Top iron ore producer forecasts 50% fall in price
Australia’s chief economist expects iron ore to trade nearly $100/tonne below today’s price by end of next year and no return to triple digits.
Eramet board backs CEO for new term after shareholder tussle
Eramet's board unanimously agreed to propose that Christel Bories be renewed for a second four-year term.
Chinese consortium signs MOU on Algeria iron project
The project will be carried out at Gara Djebilet iron mine, in the southern province of Tindouf.