June 10, 2019 Bonus schemes play a role in tailings dams failures – research According to a paper in Resources Policy, such compensation packages actively encourage managers to cut costs and increase production regardless of the risks associated with those decisions.
June 10, 2019 London Metal Exchange and Fastmarkets to set lithium price benchmark The exchange will work Fastmarkets to provide the reference price lithium, a key component in the batteries that power electric vehicles and high-tech devices.
June 10, 2019 DeepGreen closer to ocean mining battery metals after Swiss cash injection The Canadian start-up has secured the bulk of the $150 million it needs to carry out its first feasibility studies.
June 9, 2019 Scientists produce gold, silver, copper foams The foams are supposed to give physicists better X-ray sources to employ in experiments at the National Ignition Facility.
June 7, 2019 This 50-year chart shows just how undervalued commodities are New study plotting US equities against raw material prices going back to 1970 points to 112% upside for commodities just to return to trend.
June 7, 2019 Goldspot partners with Pacton on AI exploration at Red Lake Market reaction to the partnership was positive: Goldspot’s stock was up 4%, and Pacton’s stock was up on the CVE Friday afternoon.
June 7, 2019 Bluerock Diamonds’ shares jump on record find BlueRock owns and operates the Kareevlei Diamond Mine in the Kimberley region of South Africa.
June 7, 2019 Nyrstar suspends Port Pirie lead smelter, declares force majeure It stopped output at Port Pirie on May 28 due to an unplanned outage at the blast furnace.
June 7, 2019 Major miners reveal tailings dam data, action plans following disasters In April, ethical investors working on a global standard for tailings dams had written to 683 listed resource companies, including major miners, asking for information to be made public within…
June 7, 2019 Sweden eyes Peru’s lithium According to Sweden's Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Promotion, the country has become lithium-thirsty due to an increase in demand for electric cars.
CHART: Friday massacre for mining stocks but copper price pulls out of nosedive Historic down day for gold and silver prices caused double digit losses for precious metals stocks but copper miners came off relatively lightly. January 30, 2026 | 06:21 pm
