Antofagasta says surging copper price not enough to entice big investments
Company CEO said he was confident Antofagasta would produce between 730,000 tonnes and 760,000 tonnes of copper in 2021 from its Chile operations.
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Anglo was the worst hit among its peers by coronavirus lockdowns in 2020.
Once ‘green’ plug-in hybrid cars suddenly look like dinosaurs in Europe
European automakers are dividing over whether to fight for PHEVs, or spend their financial and political capital accelerating the leap to fully electric vehicles.
Chile minister says mining royalty bill “unconstitutional”
Mining minister Juan Carlos Jobet said President Sebastian Piñera's administration is against setting a 3% royalty on copper and lithium.
Nornickel expects full output to resume at flooded mine this month
The Oktyabrsky mine will resume full production by the end of April and is already running at 60% capacity, the company said.
Environmentalists call on Norway to stop plans for deep-sea mining
Six environmental organisations, including the World Wildlife Fund and Greenpeace, on Monday called on Norway to stop plans to open ocean areas for deep-sea mining.
Implantable gold sensor can help monitor vital values, drug effectiveness
An implantable sensor based on color-stable gold nanoparticles is now capable of monitoring the human body for months.
Silicon metal market may benefit from EV boom — report
Roskill believes demand for silicon metal will continue the upward trend it has experienced in the past two decades.
Rio Tinto commits to higher Citadel spend
The world’s second largest miner has earmarked almost $19m for this year, up from $10m in 2020.
