Kinross signs definitive agreement with Mauritania This agreement confirms the key terms of the agreement in principle signed a year ago. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 15, 2021 | 12:01 pm
Copper price up on hopes of further monetary easing in China Another commodities supercycle is on the horizon and China’s dominance of renewables value chains will be key, said Wood Mackenzie. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 15, 2021 | 9:10 am
UK fraud unit finds alleged bribe network behind cobalt hub Prosecutors have told Swiss authorities they have proof of an alleged money-laundering ring spanning from Africa to Europe. Bloomberg News | July 15, 2021 | 8:29 am
Congo’s cobalt monopoly to set price floor for artisanal miners The state cobalt buyer will put in place a price floor of $30,000 a tonne for the cobalt it buys from artisanal miners. Reuters | July 15, 2021 | 8:20 am
Home: Global metals trading impetus shifting from east to west The world of metals trading is becoming increasingly multi-polar, reflecting the rise of China's futures markets over the last decade. Reuters | July 15, 2021 | 8:14 am
Jiangxi Copper to invest $1.8bn in making foil for batteries Company plans to start producing copper foil by end of 2023. Reuters | July 15, 2021 | 7:59 am
Freeport Indonesia cancels Tsingshan copper smelter plans Instead, Freeport Indonesia will go ahead with plans to build a new smelter near its existing copper refining operations in Gresik, East Java. Reuters | July 15, 2021 | 7:38 am
Newmont to advance Ahafo North project in Ghana The project will add more than three million ounces of gold production over an initial 13-year mine life. Reuters | July 15, 2021 | 7:34 am
Redox flow battery market expected to become multi-billion by 2031 – report IDTechEx paints an optimistic picture of what the redox flow battery market may look like in the next decade. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 15, 2021 | 6:11 am