Price queries soar after halt of open outcry trading, LME says The 144-year-old exchange published data for the first time about the number of challenges to provisional prices at the close of trade. Reuters | March 3, 2021 | 1:28 pm
Tsingshan signs pacts for 100,000 T nickel matte in EV push Chinese firms have been stepping up focus on EVs in the world's biggest market for such vehicles. Reuters | March 3, 2021 | 1:23 pm
All the world’s metals and minerals in one visualization We live in a material world, in that we rely on materials to make our lives better. Visual Capitalist | March 3, 2021 | 12:36 pm
Codelco to allow teleworking in post-coronavirus ‘cultural change’ The company had sent some 2,700 employees home to work remotely. Reuters | March 3, 2021 | 12:26 pm
Co-operation between artisanal miners and companies gains momentum Artisanal mining is considered the main source of global mercury pollution. Bruno Venditti | March 3, 2021 | 11:27 am
Rare earth, uranium miners benefit from EV mania and dash of ESG Uranium sector supply/demand balance is the tightest we’ve seen since pre-Fukushima, analyst says. Bloomberg News | March 3, 2021 | 9:06 am
Aluminum price surges to 9-year high on Chinese supply concerns Investors were jittery ahead of China’s annual meeting of parliament, where the country will announce goals for 2021. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 3, 2021 | 8:53 am
Gold price touches 9-month low, pressured by firm yields Gold is expected to struggle until the Fed curbs higher yields, one analyst says. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 3, 2021 | 8:52 am
Golden Predator to acquire Viva Gold, build ‘premier junior gold producer’ This transaction would bring together Golden Predator’s past-producing Brewery Creek mine with Viva’s Tonopah gold project in Nevada. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 3, 2021 | 8:43 am