Chile rethinks mine safety after worker deaths and expanding sinkhole
Chile President Gabriel Boric said on Wednesday he wants to ratify an International Labor Organization convention on health and safety in mines.
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Copper price up as Chinese imports rise
Low copper stocks in LME registered warehouses are also supporting prices.
Aluminum price pulls back on concern about Chinese construction demand
China's factory-gate inflation eased to a 17-month low in July, as a slower domestic construction sector weighed on raw material demand.
US renewables investors see Senate bill sparking a gold rush
"This is going to be a golden period of 10 years, at least," said Keith Martin, an attorney with Norton Rose Fulbright who works on financing renewable energy projects.
Tiny pure-gold pin is ‘pulsing heart’ of European space mission
A minuscule gold pin is one of the few materials able to withstand the highly-erosive individual oxygen atoms prevailing at the top of the atmosphere.
Lundin Gold raises production forecast for the year
The Canadian miner now expects to produce 430,000 to 460,000 ounces of gold, from a previous guidance of between 405,000 and 445,000 ounces.
Hochschild Mining granted environmental permit for Brazil gold project
The Mara Rosa gold mine, in Brazil’s central state of Goías, is expected to begin production in the first half of 2024.
Coal’s skyrocketing prices could last years on Russia disruption
The EU’s ban on Russian coal that begins this month will boost demand for imports from other countries like Indonesia and Australia.
Tesla discloses lobbying effort to set up factory in Canada
The company's Canadian unit is working with the government to "identify opportunities for industrial facility permitting reforms", the amended filing said.
