Black-lung coal miners facing serious threat from virus spread
Biggest labor union for U.S. coal miners warns that members are at “significant risk.”
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China copper inventories near 4-yr high as supply swamps virus-hit demand
Inventories of copper climbed by 34,959 tonnes from the previous week to 380,065 tonnes.
Meet zinc, the cheap metal gunning for lithium’s battery crown
Metal is making the jump into a developing $30 billion energy-storage market for electrical grids.
Maritime considering processing ore at Rambler’s plant in Newfoundland
The Toronto-based miner signed an LoI that involves an assessment of the Nugget Pond gold plant.
Neo produces battery-grade lithium carbonate in Argentina
The Canadian miner achieved purities of 99.535% and 99.599% using two different processes.
EV-internal combustion price parity forecast for 2023 – report
Some automakers are already changing the fee structures of dealerships to promote BEV over ICE sales.
Teck targets 33% carbon reduction by 2030
The move comes just weeks after Teck walked away from plans to build the $15 billion Frontier oilsands mine.
Wheaton hikes dividend on record gold output
Company has declared its first quarterly dividend for 2020 of $0.10 per share, an 11% increase over last period.
Gold price drops more than $80 an ounce
Gold price loses immunity to global financial markets carnage, recording one of the worst one day falls in futures trading history.
