Rio Tinto inks deal to sell first batch of scandium alloy from North America
The scandium oxide will be supplied from a new plant the global miner is building in Quebec.
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Franco-Nevada posts record results, grows royalty portfolio
The company closed out the year with no debt, $534.2 million of cash and equivalents and $1.9 billion in available capital.
7 Questions with Oxygen Capital’s Mark O’Dea
The Oxygen group created Fronteer Gold, which was sold to Newmont for $2.3 billion in 2011.
Lithium miners are going to compete for new licenses in Chile
The South American nation has been losing market share as new frontiers open up ahead of an expected tripling of demand for lithium.
Despite wobbles, demand to push copper price
Chile's mininster says the underlying trend of rising demand remains intact despite hard-to-read daily market gyrations.
Glencore’s Antapaccay mine suspends operations over community blockade
The mine is the sixth largest copper producer in Peru.
Gold price erases gains with yields rebounding on stimulus approval
Yields are in the rise again on approval of the $1.9 trillion covid relief bill, as well as promising jobs data.
BlackRock says gold ‘failing’ as equity hedge, faces risks
BlackRock says that right now gold isn’t working well as a hedge against either stock moves or inflation risks, although it was against the dollar.
LME to make improvements to electronic pricing during ring closure
The London Metal Exchange will make changes to its electronic system for closing prices to make it more efficient during the suspension of open outcry trading due to the pandemic.
