Rio Tinto reports record Q1 Pilbara iron ore shipments, sees inflation risk The world's biggest iron ore producer shipped 82.5Mt of the steel-making ingredient from its Pilbara operations. Reuters | April 19, 2023 | 3:44 pm
Conservative design central to meeting tailings standards – report SRK Consulting hosted an international training course in South Africa to improve the fundamental understanding of the engineering properties of mine and industrial waste geomaterials. Staff Writer | April 19, 2023 | 1:08 pm
Probe’s assays hike resource outlook at Novador gold project in Quebec More than 100 of the holes cut grades above the 0.4-gram-gold-per-tonne cutoff. Colin McClelland | April 19, 2023 | 12:29 pm
Brazil’s mining sector reports $10.8bn revenue in Q1 The segment's exports totaled 78.5 million tonnes between January and March. Reuters | April 19, 2023 | 10:48 am
Fresh blow to cobalt bulls as prices sink below $20,000 With massive stockpiles from Tenke Fungurume in the DRC released for export, cobalt prices face further pressure. Frik Els | April 19, 2023 | 10:47 am
Chinese households turn to jewellery and gold in flight to safety The appeal of jewellery and gold has risen after the biggest global banking crisis in more than a decade. Reuters | April 19, 2023 | 9:57 am
Vital Metals’ plans for rare earth production stall The company determined that its plans to market an intermediate product from its Saskatoon processing facility aren’t economic. Alisha Hiyate | April 19, 2023 | 9:50 am
Graphic: The Six Major Types of Lithium-ion Batteries This infographic shows the tradeoffs between the six major lithium-ion cathode technologies. Visual Capitalist - Elements | April 19, 2023 | 9:36 am
Gold price falls below $2,000 as market readjusts rate hike expectations Markets are now pricing in an 85% chance of a 25-basis-points rate hike at the Federal Reserve's next meeting. Staff Writer | April 19, 2023 | 9:23 am