Tight supply and hydrogen hopes drive iridium price up 160%
Prices have climbed to a record high of $4,390 an ounce from $1,685 on Dec. 12, accelerating a rally that began in 2016, when iridium cost around $500 an ounce.
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The credit ratings firm has set a price sensitivity range of $17-$21/oz for silver.
Rio Tinto beefs up dispute resolution team for Guinean bauxite
Guinean villagers in communities around the mine filed a complaint in 2019 alleging contraventions by miner Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée SA of its commitments around resettlement and pollution.
Trilogy, South32 partner with Alaska to fund critical mine road
Ambler Metals, a 50-50 JV between Trilogy and South32, will invest $35 million in pre-development work.
FYI, Alcoa achieve high-purity alumina at Western Australia pilot plant
Once all trials are completed, the companies plan to target the LED lighting and lithium-ion battery markets.
EMX expects commercial production at Turkish lead-zinc-silver mine by Q4-2021
The Vancouver-based firm said that its operating partner Esan has started development construction at Balya with a 4,900-meter decline.
Cornish Lithium speeds up hard rock project development
Drilling campaign to contribute to first reportable mineral resource and assist in determining best extraction method.
Kinross reports record free cash flow of $1bn for 2020
Company reported production of 2.4 million gold-equivalent oz for the year, at all-in sustaining costs of $987 per oz.
Steinmetz bets on Brazilian investigation against Vale
"On the basis of hypocrisy, they deceived the arbitral tribunal in London. I will unmask them,” Steinmetz told MINING.COM.
