Heat in China’s Sichuan hits power as metals output fears grow
Power consumption in Sichuan reached a record high on Monday with temperatures above 35C.
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Independence Gold assay results return 6.1 g/t gold
The gold assays were from the Ian vein discovered during the recent 4,000-metre drill program.
Gowest making ‘excellent progress’ toward Bradshaw gold mine restart
The first long-hole blast at Bradshaw was initiated on July 4, between the 45 and 30 metre levels.
Steppe Gold signs $150m term sheet to fund ATO mine expansion in Mongolia
The ATO expansion project has a post-tax net present value of $24 million.
Zijin in talks with Argentina to turn lithium into battery cathode
Zijin has agreed to partner with Camyen, the provincial mining company of Catamarca, and a unit of state-run energy firm YPF.
World’s biggest gallium buyer says clients stockpiling
Chinese gallium companies have driven most rivals elsewhere out of the market by undercutting them on price over the last decade.
BHP, JX Metals to form partnership aimed at reducing carbon footprint in copper supply chain
The companies already have a long-standing relationship dating back to 1985 with the commissioning of Escondida, the world's largest copper mine.
Biden’s electric car sales plan to strain critical mineral supplies – automakers
Stellantis and Toyota Motor blasted a Biden administration plan to squelch auto pollution, saying it would compel aggressive and unrealistic sales of EVs.
Nutrien cuts guidance, curtails potash mine as port strike drags on
Company is curtailing production at a Saskatchewan potash mine because of a dockworkers’ strike in Vancouver.
