July 7, 2020 Australia’s Northern Territory grants ‘major project status’ to Thor’s tungsten/molybdenum project The project is expected to support almost 100 jobs in the area.
July 6, 2020 Kincora hits significant gold-copper mineralisation in Australia Company has reported assay results from the first drill hole at its Trundle project in Australia.
July 6, 2020 Chinese miners’ deal frenzy seen stalling on regulatory hurdles Growing scrutiny by Australia and Canada may cut short wave of acquisitions led by China’s state miners.
July 6, 2020 Australian Strategic Materials, ZironTech produce titanium alloy with low-emission technology The companies say the process can be also applied to zirconium and rare earths for permanent magnet alloys.
July 6, 2020 Century zinc mine begins commercial production Australia mine production begins amid forecasts that see zinc prices climbing in the coming months due to covid-19 restrictions easing up.
July 3, 2020 Global zinc production poised for gains – report Elevated zinc prices relative to historical levels will incentivise investment in new projects, Fitch says.
July 3, 2020 Rio Tinto cuts reserves at Oyu Tolgoi as costs rise Rio also narrowed its estimated first production from its mine to between October 2022 and June 2023.
July 3, 2020 Moon richer in metals than previously thought — NASA Scientists found the lunar subsurface contains higher concentration of iron and titanium than estimated.
July 2, 2020 Commodity freighters are shrugging off covid-19 for now The cost of moving coal and iron ore across the world’s oceans is surging as China lifts cargo purchases.
July 2, 2020 Metals X to sell copper assets as shareholder fight leads to cash crunch The assets include the Paterson exploration project, Nifty copper operation and Maroochydore copper project.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
