Chile’s Caserones mine regrets union strike, open to talks The union said on Monday talks had gone nowhere and that it felt it had no choice but to walk out. Reuters | August 10, 2021 | 2:38 pm
Steel sector carbon emissions must fall 75% under 2 degrees celsius scenario — report Wood Mackenzie says aligning to a 2°C warming pathway in the steel industry would mean disruption to the iron ore and metallurgical coal markets. MINING.com Editor | August 10, 2021 | 2:04 pm
Peruvian mining sector to pay record $3bn in taxes in 2021, says industry group The group also forecasts that the mining sector will pay 17 billion soles in taxes on average each year from 2022 through 2026. Reuters | August 10, 2021 | 12:08 pm
US House bill would give tax credit for rare earth magnets The bill is the latest in a string of U.S. legislation attempting to cobble together a national strategy to produce more lithium, rare earths and other strategic minerals. Reuters | August 10, 2021 | 12:04 pm
SilverCrest on schedule for first production at Las Chispas in 2022 The company expects to reach 80% completion of construction by the end of the year. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 10, 2021 | 10:55 am
Flash crash shows why it’s tough to be bullish on gold right now Gold’s swift drop to the lowest since March has highlighted a tough truth for the precious metal -- there’s a growing list of reasons to be gloomy. Bloomberg News | August 10, 2021 | 9:23 am
New gold ETF’s rise shows low cost is king for wary investors iShares Gold Trust Micro, which debuted in June, has amassed about $560 million in assets. Bloomberg News | August 10, 2021 | 9:17 am
Perpetua stock surges on antimony supply deal with Gates-backed battery developer Perpetua's Stibnite project in Idaho is currently the only domestically mined source of the critical mineral in the US. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 10, 2021 | 8:56 am
Peru’s finance chief says mining taxes can rise without affecting competitiveness He said the administration is committed to maintaining fiscal discipline and will reduce the deficit in 2022 by 1 percentage point compared with 2021. Reuters | August 10, 2021 | 7:39 am