New EV battery designs unlikely to dampen metals demand, miners say Mining companies say they do not fear a plan by China's CATL to make an electric vehicle (EV) battery without lithium or other key metals. Reuters | August 6, 2021 | 11:05 am
Albemarle sees inflation as speed bump in supply growth Labor tightness in Western Australia has caused a three-month delay at the Kemerton II expansion. Bloomberg News | August 6, 2021 | 9:47 am
Gold price plummets as US employment data beat expectations Gold could fall towards $1,700 in the near term, one analyst said. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 6, 2021 | 9:32 am
AngloGold plunges as key African mine may stay shut all year The company lowered its output goal by about 12% after removing planned gold from the Obuasi operation. Bloomberg News | August 6, 2021 | 8:51 am
Home: China’s imports are reshaping the global aluminum market China imported a further 158,000 tonnes of primary aluminum in June, bringing the half-year tally to 744,000 tonnes. Reuters | August 6, 2021 | 8:04 am
Tin, aluminum to outperform other base metals in H2 – Antaike Base metal prices have surged to multi-year or record highs in 2021 on recovering demand from the pandemic. Reuters | August 6, 2021 | 7:46 am
Nordgold begins mining at Lefa’s satellite deposit The Diguili deposit, located about 22 miles from Lefa’s processing facility, is considered a core pillar of Nordgold’s expansion strategy. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 6, 2021 | 7:09 am
World’s largest EV market facing challenges — report China’s electric two-wheeler market is not growing as it used to, according to IDTechEx. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 6, 2021 | 6:02 am
Copper price gains as world’s biggest mine preps for strike “Dr. Copper is supposed to give a good reading of how the economy is doing, and I think we are in limbo phase right now,” said WisdomTree analyst Nitesh Shah. Reuters | August 6, 2021 | 4:33 am