Rainbow, Bosveld to develop SA rare earths project The Phalaborwa rare earths project contains about 35 million tonnes of gypsum resulting from historic phosphate hard rock mining. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 3, 2020 | 10:10 am
Steel industry cries for help beyond Trump tariff ‘band-aid’ Commodities traders in China won’t be able to import products including coal and copper. Bloomberg News | November 3, 2020 | 10:02 am
Nevada Copper says more funding needed for ramp-up Shares of Nevada Copper plunged 18.7% following the latest operational update. Jackson Chen | November 3, 2020 | 9:40 am
China’s iron ore market appears in supply-demand sweet spot The question for the market is whether the seeming return of balance between supply and demand is enough to maintain prices at their current levels. Reuters | November 3, 2020 | 9:00 am
S.Africa minister says Sibanye ‘stole’ Black ownership rating Gwede Mantashe accused miner of breaching regulations on Black ownership targets at its gold operations. Reuters | November 3, 2020 | 8:33 am
O3 expands Kierens deposit at Malartic with near-surface gold hits Drill highlights include 14.2 metres of 2.9 g/t gold starting at 28.3 metres. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 3, 2020 | 8:24 am
Escondida sees output fall, Codelco boosts production Escondida saw production drop off by 6% year-on-year, to 94,100 tonnes. Reuters | November 3, 2020 | 8:23 am
The day is here, and climate change is on the ballot While Trump has been cutting scientists across the government, Biden wants to spend $400-billion on energy research and innovation. Bloomberg News | November 3, 2020 | 8:06 am
LME’s “green aluminum” plans opposed by industry For first time in its 143-year history, the LME is pushing a platform for greener metal. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 3, 2020 | 7:02 am