Gold price can still top $3,000 amid recovery, fund says Quadriga Igneo fund manager is sticking to his view that gold could rise to $3,000 to $5,000 an ounce in the next three to five years. Bloomberg News | August 2, 2021 | 10:39 am
Top ten US-based mid-tier and junior precious metals companies This year’s ranking, based on market capitalization as of July, features a number of new entrants. Northern Miner Staff | August 2, 2021 | 10:02 am
Iron ore miners are awash with cash, but see different futures Major miners are going to be strong cash generators even if iron ore post further losses. Reuters | August 2, 2021 | 8:56 am
Piedmont Lithium delays timeline to supply Tesla Piedmont had been set in the initial contract to begin supplying Tesla between July 2022 and July 2023. Reuters | August 2, 2021 | 8:47 am
Global copper supply at risk as workers vote to strike The market may be left without production from a project that last year churned out 1.2 million tonnes. Bloomberg News | August 2, 2021 | 8:42 am
Fire erupts at Tesla Big Battery in Australia during testing The site, near Geelong in Victoria, had been disconnected from the grid and there will be no impact to electricity supply. Bloomberg News | August 1, 2021 | 9:29 pm
Thor Explorations hits Nigeria’s first commercial gold output Africa’s largest oil producer has sizeable untapped deposits of metals including gold, zinc, lead and iron ore. Bloomberg News | August 1, 2021 | 8:36 pm
Red Hill Iron to sell JV stake Mineral Resources unit for $294m Red Hill made the decision after it was unable to reach an agreement on further developing the project with an entity involving Aquila Resources and POSCO. Reuters | August 1, 2021 | 8:29 pm
Renault locks in lithium supply from Vulcan Energy in five-year deal Vulcan will supply 6,000 to 17,000 tonnes of lithium annually to the French automaker. Reuters | August 1, 2021 | 8:17 pm