White House touts EVs, but not backing gasoline-powered phase-out date Biden’s plan calls for 500,000 new EV charging stations and $100 billion in new consumer rebates for electric vehicles. Reuters | April 23, 2021 | 9:05 am
FX investors see metals as a way to get in on Biden’s trillions Currency investors are already picking the winners of the infrastructure spending boom that the plan is likely to unleash. Bloomberg News | April 23, 2021 | 8:39 am
Zimbabwe gold output down 30% in first quarter Small-scale miners who produce half of the mineral say shafts were flooded by above normal rainfall during the period. Reuters | April 23, 2021 | 8:14 am
Home: Shanghai aluminum soars as China’s production stalls Shanghai aluminum prices last week hit their highest since 2010 as the Chinese market gears up for a seasonal demand peak. Reuters | April 23, 2021 | 8:08 am
Palladium shoots to new records as deficit fuelled rally reignites Expectations of a deeper deficit have pushed up prices 20% since mid-March, with palladium touching a new all-time peak of $2,891.20 on Wednesday. Reuters | April 23, 2021 | 7:57 am
Metso Outotec profit beats forecast on aggregates rebound Company said there was strong demand for its equipment in Europe and North America. Reuters | April 23, 2021 | 7:42 am
Debswana to sink $6bn into Jwaneng underground mine The expansion will produce as much as 9 million carats per year, extending the current diamond mine’s lifespan by 20 years. MINING.COM Editor | April 23, 2021 | 7:00 am
Foran Mining wants to develop world’s first carbon-neutral copper project The miner will record emissions and purchase offsets for the carbon emitted from exploration activities over the past decade at the McIlvenna Bay deposit. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 23, 2021 | 6:11 am
McAra deposit mineral resource surpasses 1m pounds of cobalt Owner Battery Mineral Resources said this is the first new cobalt-dominant mineral resource delineated in the Sudbury region in the past 50 years. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 23, 2021 | 6:06 am