Gold price dealt ‘fatal blow’ by bond yield rally Gold fell to its lowest in over two months as surging bond yields and a firmer US dollar continued to take a toll on the precious metal. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 17, 2021 | 9:11 am
First Quantum sees no ‘contagion’ risk in Zambia after Mopani deal – COO Zambia became Africa's first pandemic-era sovereign default in November. Reuters | February 17, 2021 | 9:01 am
Six killed in fire at gold mine in eastern China The fire occurred at around 6 a.m. local time (2200 GMT on Tuesday) during maintenance at the Caojiawa gold mine in the city of Zhaoyuan. Reuters | February 17, 2021 | 8:47 am
Osisko continues to grow ‘world-class’ Windfall deposit Measured and indicated tonnes now total 6 million tonnes at 9.6 g/t gold, for 1.9 million gold oz. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 17, 2021 | 8:44 am
Eramet sees higher core earnings this year after pandemic hit The company reported a net loss of 675 million euros ($817 million) for 2020. Reuters | February 17, 2021 | 8:37 am
Global copper smelting slides in January amid covid-19 lockdowns Top producer China dipped but from high levels, satellite service SAVANT and broker Marex Spectron said in a joint statement. Reuters | February 17, 2021 | 8:30 am
Commodity prices – Supercycle or regular upturn? It is possible another supercycle is now underway but it would be arriving unusually quickly. Reuters | February 17, 2021 | 8:18 am
Egypt extends deadline for gold mining bid round Investors now have until May 15 to bid on blocks that will be awarded to the winning companies by September 15. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 17, 2021 | 8:06 am
Amex discovers near-surface, high-grade zone at Perron Amex has released assay results for six drillholes at Perron project in Quebec’s Abitibi greenstone belt, part of an ongoing 300,000 drill program. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 17, 2021 | 7:22 am