Gold miners may see margins shine as energy, labor costs edge lower
All-in sustaining costs (AISC) jumped by a third in the last four quarters at top miners Barrick and Newmont.
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Gold price slips with spotlight on US inflation data
A stronger dollar is weighing on gold, with the metal “a little lower just based off that heading into tomorrow morning’s (CPI) number,” says analyst.
Great Bear resource ‘proves our thesis,’ Kinross says
The open-pit indicated mineral resource shows 33.1 million tonnes grading 2.6 g/t for 2.7 million oz. contained metal, Kinross said in a news release.
Iron ore price drops on Chinese demand fears
"The profits of steel mills have not improved," Huatai Futures analysts said.
Column: How lack of copper could slow the energy transition
It’s far from clear whether a traditionally cautious mining industry will embrace the scale of investment needed to rewire the world.
Commodities risk lurking in ESG funds now too big to ignore
Analysts estimate that the path to net zero may require digging up 5.2 billion metric tons of metals through 2050, which may be worth as much as $10 trillion.
De Beers diamond deal threatened as Botswana says it’s ready to walk away
Botswana President said his government is prepared to walk away from negotiations if he’s not satisfied with the division of revenues.
Vulcan Energy to mine 60% more German lithium than planned
It now targets 24,000 tonnes of lithium a year from its brine resource in Germany — 60% higher than its previous goal of 15,000 tonnes.
Discarded plastic bottles could become key components of li-ion batteries
Researchers have successfully upcycled waste PET plastic into polymer electrolytes, which are key components for safer lithium-ion batteries.
