World Copper signs definitive deal to acquire Zonia project in Arizona Zonia is a near-surface, copper-oxide resource and a brownfields site mined in the late 1960s and 70s. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 20, 2021 | 9:15 am
Copper price at 1-month low on global sell-off as Evergrande crisis intensifies Copper prices fell as the prospect of a debt default at China property developer fuelled a sell-off across financial markets. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 20, 2021 | 9:13 am
Rainbow Rare Earths to use special separation tech at South Africa project The company will apply Florida, US-based K-Technologies' separation method in its Phalaborwa rare earths project in South Africa. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 20, 2021 | 8:58 am
Iron ore price tumbles as China steps up restrictions Steel mills in Jiangsu have received instructions to reduce production as part of broader curbs on industrial activity aimed at lowering power usage. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 20, 2021 | 8:42 am
US coal miners could be next in line for industry bailouts Abandoned mines pose both a physical danger as well as a climate threat in the US. Bloomberg News | September 20, 2021 | 7:58 am
China August aluminum imports fall 20.7% from the prior month This year, curbs on smelter output and electricity usage in several regions have sharply cut domestic aluminum supply in China. Reuters | September 20, 2021 | 7:50 am
Russia expects new tax on ferrous metals to add $1.8 billion to budget Moscow is considering imposing a mineral extraction tax (MET) linked to global prices on producers of ferrous metals and fertilisers. Reuters | September 20, 2021 | 7:43 am
Bauxite trains operated by Rusal collide in Guinea, killing one The two trains operated by Russian aluminum giant collided in Conakry on Monday. Reuters | September 20, 2021 | 7:39 am
Bill Gates secures $1bn from US firms for climate fight Backers include Microsoft, BlackRock, General Motors, American Airlines, Boston Consulting Group, Bank of America and ArcelorMittal. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 20, 2021 | 3:44 am