July 17, 2020 Rio Tinto says threat of virus second wave is roiling raw materials While demand is strong in China, the top raw materials consumer, the US copper market remains weak.
July 17, 2020 Rio Tinto posts strong Q2 iron ore shipments Company reported a 1.5% rise in shipments for Q2 and sees China demand recovery.
July 16, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Barrick Q2 output, covid disrupts $8.8 billion in mining, Pebble EIS and more...
July 16, 2020 Lithium price: MINING.COM EV Metal Index bounces back Value of battery metals in newly-sold electric cars around the world jumps despite slump in lithium, cobalt, graphite prices.
July 16, 2020 Nasdaq-listed firm caught up in 83-tonne fake gold bars scam Wuhan-based Kingold Jewelry is at the centre of what may be one of the biggest gold counterfeiting scandals in recent history.
July 15, 2020 ESG to play a greater part in post-covid mining – survey Almost half of White & Case survey respondents see increased taxation as the way resource nationalism is most likely to manifest itself in the wake of covid-19.
July 15, 2020 Covid-19 disrupts $8.8 billion of global mining output In total, $8.84 billion in mining revenue is at-risk, with disruptions to 275 mine sites in 36 countries.
July 15, 2020 Zijin’s Guyana Goldfields takeover backed by proxy firms Guyana Goldfields shareholders have until next Thursday to vote for the takeover.
July 15, 2020 China raises annual rare earth mining quota to record high in 2020 Country raised its rare earth mining quota by 6.1% from the previous year to an annual record high of 140,000 tonnes.
July 14, 2020 “Nature-first” mining could create $3.5 trillion market by 2030 — report The World Economic Forum estimates that 395 million new jobs could be created by 2030 if businesses prioritize nature.
How a reclusive ex-Glencore trader became Indonesia’s nickel king Arif Kurniawan has gone from earning paychecks at Glencore to controlling approximately a third of his country’s domestic trade in nickel ore. December 28, 2025 | 03:25 pm