Cornish Metals granted key permit for United Downs Cornwall mineral authority’s concession of development rights will allow Cornish Metal to begin drilling at the copper-tin project. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2021 | 9:23 am
Taseko wins court battle over Florence copper project The appeals court upheld Florence Copper's right to mine its property within the town, and confirmed the awarding of $1.7 million in legal fees and costs to Florence Copper. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 24, 2021 | 9:16 am
Freeport-McMoRan boosts dividend by 50% The copper giant has reinstated a higher base dividend a year after announcing suspension of payments. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 24, 2021 | 9:11 am
Tesla can now be bought for bitcoin, Elon Musk says The option will be available outside the United States later this year, Tesla CEO said. Reuters | March 24, 2021 | 8:28 am
BHP presses to transform Australia’s ‘dysfunctional’ gas market BHP is pressing for Australia's gas market to move away from opaque contract negotiations towards index-based deals. Reuters | March 24, 2021 | 8:25 am
EV battery startup poaches oil veterans to build Arctic factory Freyr plans to start a pilot plant near the Arctic Circle in Norway by next year. Bloomberg News | March 24, 2021 | 8:09 am
Freeport, Tsingshan finalising $2.8bn copper smelter next week The smelter will have an input capacity of 2.4 million tonnes of copper concentrate and an output capacity of 600,000 tonnes. Reuters | March 24, 2021 | 7:45 am
Global zinc market surplus shrank in January – ILZSG The global zinc market was oversupplied by 11,700 tonnes in January after a revised surplus of 23,500 tonnes in December. Reuters | March 24, 2021 | 7:41 am
Shareholder proposes Nornickel dividend policy changes, Interfax says Group also proposed minimizing Nornickel's final dividend payment for 2020. Reuters | March 24, 2021 | 7:33 am