Equinox Gold’s Los Filos mine suspends operations over blockade Operations at the gold mine in Mexico have been suspended, owing to illegal blockades by a group of unionised employees and community members. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 22, 2021 | 8:46 am
Home: Funds flee cyclically confused copper market Copper has hit an indecisive patch and it’s not surprising that funds have gone to play in other markets. Reuters | June 22, 2021 | 8:03 am
Zinnwald becomes sole owner of key German lithium project The late-stage Zinnwald lithium project is located in the heart of Europe’s chemical and car industries. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 22, 2021 | 8:03 am
Aluminum is outperforming copper as China cracks down on prices Aluminum has overtaken copper as the second-best performer on the London Metal Exchange this year. Bloomberg News | June 22, 2021 | 7:52 am
Ukraine to auction titanium and zirconium miner in August The country plans to auction Europe's largest titanium and zirconium miner, United Mining and Chemical Company, on Aug. 31. Reuters | June 22, 2021 | 7:38 am
Trafigura, Mubadala to launch sale of Spanish copper miner MATSA Lundin Mining and Hudbay Minerals as well as South32 are likely to show an interest, a source told Reuters. Reuters | June 22, 2021 | 7:27 am
Korean scientists develop cheap, high-performance anode for sodium-ion batteries Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology created a sodium high-capacity material that can store 1.5 times more electricity than the graphite anode. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 22, 2021 | 6:11 am
Resource estimate for Hautalampi Co-Ni-Cu project shoots up Eurobattery Minerals and FinnCobalt said total resource tonnage has doubled and contained metal tonnes increased some 50%. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 22, 2021 | 6:06 am
Kinross resumes mining at Tasiast, lowers 2021 guidance Early estimates indicate the SAG mill affected by a fire would only restart by year-end. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 22, 2021 | 5:49 am