April 8, 2021 US blacklists Myanmar state-owned gems enterprise The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on a Myanmar state-owned gems enterprise in a bid to curtail the military junta's ability to generate revenues.
April 7, 2021 Canadian miners subject to tougher tailings standards The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has updated its tailings standards and it now meets or exceeds most global guidelines.
April 7, 2021 Teck signs zinc benchmark deals at $159/t with Glencore, Korea Zinc Zinc miners have struggled to recover from disruptions caused by covid-19, causing extreme tightness in the concentrates market.
April 6, 2021 India’s March gold imports surge 471% to a record 160 tonnes Higher imports by the world's second-biggest bullion consumer could support benchmark gold prices, which have corrected nearly 17% from an all-time high of $2,072 in August.
April 4, 2021 India delays anti-pollution rules for coal power plants again Coal plants located close to populated cities will now have to meet the standards by December 2022.
April 3, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Top iron ore producer forecasts 50% fall in price; Vital Metals to become Canada’s first rare earths miner; Vale sells New Caledonia nickel assets to Trafigura
April 2, 2021 ESG turns this metals stock into winner Press Metal Aluminium Holdings surged 18% in the March quarter to become the best performer on Malaysia’s benchmark stock index.
April 2, 2021 Japanese copper smelter output seen falling despite demand recovery Japan's output of refined copper in the first half of the 2021/22 financial year is expected to fall 1.9%.
April 2, 2021 Coal India’s shipments sink to four-year low amid covid crisis The state-run miner sold 573.8 million tons of coal during the period, 1.3% less than a year earlier.
April 1, 2021 Home: China’s aluminum imports underpin physical premium surge Even the world’s largest producer - China - seems to be running short of aluminum.
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