Canada Nickel drills new discovery at MacDiarmid project This is a new discovery located 23 km southwest of the company’s Crawford nickel-cobalt project in Ontario’s Timmins-Cochrane camp. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 18, 2021 | 12:35 pm
McIlvenna Bay becomes world’s first carbon neutral copper project The milestone was reached following the completion of carbon purchases to offset emissions from 10 years of exploration. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 18, 2021 | 12:32 pm
Zinc price hits highest level since June 2018 Price surged amid speculation that smelters in China’s Yunnan province are reducing output due to a power shortage. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 18, 2021 | 12:06 pm
Endomines restarts operations at Friday mine Endomines expects production of around 9,000 ounces of gold per year for more than seven years. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 18, 2021 | 11:33 am
Teck sees little risk of higher taxes in no. 1 copper producer Chile Meanwhile, it has yet to decide whether to restart a sales process for its 80% stake in the Zafranal copper mine in Peru. Reuters | May 18, 2021 | 11:22 am
South African platinum rebound to push market into surplus, says Johnson Matthey A wall of platinum production from South Africa coming back online following covid-19 disruptions is expected to offset demand growth this year and push the market into surplus territory, new data released by PGMs specialist Johnson Matthey show. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 18, 2021 | 10:46 am
Copper price rises as Chile fuels long-term supply concerns Chilean copper mining is facing its biggest regulatory threat since the industry took off more than three decades ago. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 18, 2021 | 10:23 am
China puts Australia on notice with push to diversify iron ore Iron ore is Australia’s biggest export earner, and relations with Canberra have taken a turn for the worse in recent weeks. Bloomberg News | May 18, 2021 | 9:59 am
How to recycle batteries without smelting Canada Silver Cobalt explains its Re-20x hydrometallurgical process. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 18, 2021 | 9:55 am