Billionaire Oppenheimer wins ban on mining at Zimbabwe farm
South Africa’s second-richest man won a court order to temporarily halt mineral exploration on his private family ranch in Zimbabwe.
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Nevada Copper arranges $70m loan to maintain Pumpkin Hollow underground mine operations
Pumpkin Hollow was the first copper mine to come online in the US over the past decade.
Copper price below $8,000 as slowdown fears mount
"Inventories for metals are shrinking to multi-year lows."
Banks step up trade finance in global commodities boom
Commodity trading houses have seen earnings climb as they capitalize on wild swings in prices and arbitrage opportunities.
Epiroc to supply battery-electric equipment to Glencore’s Onaping Depth project
Automation solutions will be used at what will be one of the world’s first all-electric mines.
Battery makers warn EU that lithium proposal may hurt EV sector
The proposal to classify the metal as a reproductive toxin could severely hurt Europe’s burgeoning EV industry, they argued.
Phoenix Copper launches novel bond linked to copper price
Phoenix is raising cash to revive production at the Empire copper mine in Idaho.
Iron ore price tumbles as China’s demand outlook darkens
Chinese mills have idled dozens of blast furnaces as stocks piled up after domestic demand weakened, hit by covid-19 restrictions and bad weather.
UK launches critical minerals data centre
To be run by the British Geological Survey, the centre will use the data to help to find ways to source minerals needed for green technologies.
