Ukraine cancels privatization tender on titanium and zirconium miner The deal was meant to become the first successful privatization auction of a large state-owned enterprise since 2014. Reuters | August 27, 2021 | 11:11 am
Gold price lifted by Fed’s dovish remarks on tapering “I wouldn’t be surprised if gold were to stage a stronger recovery now,” said one analyst. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 27, 2021 | 9:32 am
Global iron ore production to accelerate until 2025 – report Fitch forecasts global iron ore mine output growth will average 3.6% over the 2021 to 2025 period. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 27, 2021 | 8:12 am
Gold Fields would consider joint ventures to bolster output In Ghana, that could potentially involve working in future with rival AngloGold Ashanti to lower costs and improve productivity. Bloomberg News | August 27, 2021 | 7:39 am
Silver Elephant to spin-out battery metals assets The Gibellini vanadium project, in Nevada, the Manitoba-based Minago nickel project and certain battery metals royalties will be stand-alone companies. MINING.COM Editor | August 27, 2021 | 7:38 am
DRC reviewing $6bn mining deal with Chinese investors President Felix Tshisekedi said in May that some mining contracts could be reviewed because of concerns they are not sufficiently benefiting Congo. Reuters | August 27, 2021 | 7:24 am
Kazatomprom says CEO Pirmatov stepping down Mazhit Sharipov, who is currently Kazatomprom's chief nuclear fuel cycle officer, will be appointed as acting CEO. Reuters | August 27, 2021 | 7:16 am
Aluminum price hits highest level since April 2018 on China curbs Worries about supplies from China escalated after the country's Xinjiang region imposed output limits on five smelters. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 27, 2021 | 7:02 am
Jiangxi Copper Q2 profit hits 10-year high on rising prices The company's first-half net income quadrupled year-on-year to $469.5 million. Reuters | August 27, 2021 | 6:42 am