Cheap platinum back in vogue as Chinese buyers tap cash hoards
Platinum posted its biggest monthly gain in November since 2008 amid a revival in investor buying.
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OceanaGold soars on Philippine’s move to reopen Didipio
The news comes two months after the miner began laying off its workers, and 18 months into a mine blockade.
Decarbonizing electricity production in the US by 2035 less costly than expected
Meeting the 2035 deadline for decarbonizing electricity production would only eliminate 15% of the capacity-years left in fossil fuels power plants.
Fabled Silver Gold acquires Santa María mine in Mexico
The Canadian miner will pay over $4 million for the property.
IGO in talks to buy into Tianqi’s Greenbushes lithium mine
Australian nickel-gold miner IGO could buy up to a 25% stake, worth close to $1.5 billion, in the world’s biggest hard-rock lithium mine.
Mexican President said mining companies cannot refuse to pay taxes
Andrés Manuel López Obrador reminded miners that, since March, the Constitution forbids tax waivers and exemptions.
Protests in Peru affecting transport of copper concentrate from Las Bambas
Three different organizations in Peru have set up blockades along the corridor used by Las Bambas to transport its product and receive supplies.
Copper, the most critical metal
We gotta find more copper.
What’s behind a feud at Rio Tinto’s copper mine in Mongolia
Oyu Tolgoi is one of the world's largest-known copper and gold deposits.
