“China is overproducing, we would expect to see some slowing down in H2” — Ferrexpo CEO China’s massive physical purchases of iron ore have been the primary driver of the post-pandemic price rally. Bruno Venditti | May 12, 2021 | 10:30 am
China April copper, zinc production up m/m; lead output down China's main copper smelters increased production in April by 0.85% from the previous month. Reuters | May 12, 2021 | 10:25 am
Bullion rally helps Harmony Gold boost Q3 earnings Firmer bullion prices have helped miners' profits soar despite the pandemic. Reuters | May 12, 2021 | 10:13 am
Codelco to break ground on $1.4 billion Salvador copper project Codelco is in the midst of a 10-year, $40 billion initiative to upgrade its sprawling but aging mines. Reuters | May 12, 2021 | 9:57 am
Gold: Lose a battle to win the war Gold scored some victories over the past days, but it’s playing a risky game. Sunshine Profits | May 12, 2021 | 9:54 am
i-80 Gold shares up after land acquisition at Getchell Company has completed a property acquisition with members of the Christison family and Seven Dot Cattle Co. in Humboldt County, Nevada. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 12, 2021 | 9:53 am
North America’s mining sector saw $1.34bn worth of cross border deals in Q1 – report North America’s metals & mining industry saw a rise of 10.50% in cross border deal activity during Q1 2021. MINING.com Editor | May 12, 2021 | 9:52 am
Barksdale acquires Arizona copper projects from Rio Tinto The company has more than doubled its footprint in the largest copper producing US state. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 12, 2021 | 9:32 am
Battle North Gold owners greenlight $274m Evolution buy "The new Bateman mill will also accelerate our ability to achieve our objective of producing more than 300,000 oz. per year of gold from Red Lake," says Evolution executive chair Jake Klein. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 12, 2021 | 9:26 am