Fortescue COO, executives step down amid Iron Bridge review Greg Lilleyman and two other executives have resigned as part of a review of its Iron Bridge Magnetite project in Western Australia. Reuters | February 16, 2021 | 9:23 am
Ivanplats to fund up to $420m for palladium, platinum mine The project in Limpopo province is also assessing mining of rhodium, nickel, copper and gold. Reuters | February 16, 2021 | 9:13 am
Gold, silver funds see biggest weekly outflows in three months Investors net sold $1.4 billion in precious metal funds in the week ended Feb. 10. Reuters | February 16, 2021 | 9:01 am
China eyes rare earth export curbs for US defense – FT "The government wants to know if the US may have trouble making F-35 fighter jets if China imposes an export ban," the FT reported. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 16, 2021 | 8:47 am
Kodiak preps 30,000-metre drill program at MPD copper-gold project in BC The company drilled 6,698 metres in nine holes last year at the Gate zone. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 16, 2021 | 8:25 am
Is platinum’s explosive rally the start of a bull run? Metal has broken out of more than a decade of price weakness to reach its highest since 2014. Reuters | February 16, 2021 | 8:24 am
Funds grow wary as red-hot copper hits nine-year highs Copper’s micro dynamics are reinforcing the macro reflation trade that is lifting prices across the commodities spectrum. Reuters | February 16, 2021 | 8:08 am
Rio Tinto to try producing low-carbon iron in Canada It has partnered with German steel group SHS-Stahl-Holding-Saar and engineering group Paul Wurth for potential industrial scale low-carbon iron production in Canada. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2021 | 7:55 am
Costs decline at Copper Mountain in BC, shares up Copper Mountain generated 77.6 million lb. of copper in 2020, exceeding prior guidance for 70 to 75 million lb. of the red metal. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 16, 2021 | 7:09 am