June 8, 2020 Iron ore soars as Vale ordered to shut down mines A Brazilian judge ordered the closure of the Conceição, Cauê and Periquito mines after 188 workers tested positive for covid-19.
June 8, 2020 Europe jumpstarts faltering electric vehicle revolution Global new electric passenger sales are forecast to fall by 18% to 1.7 million this year.
June 7, 2020 Zijin takes control of Tibet copper miner for $548m The move is aimed at boosting Tibet Julong Copper's resource base and achieving sustainable development.
June 5, 2020 Golden bulls: Visualizing the price of gold from 1915-2020 In 1915, an ounce of gold was worth $488.66 per ounce in today’s dollars and as of May 15, 2020, $1,751 per ounce.
June 4, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Fallout from Australian aboriginal cave blast widens, Novagold under short seller attack, and more...
June 4, 2020 Copper price rally builds as China’s spending balloons Copper now up 27% from covid-19 lows as China’s $700bn “new infrastructure” spending kicks into gear – 10,000 5G base stations are being built per week.
June 4, 2020 Fossil fuel industry in “terminal decline” — report The global market value of fossil fuels is set to collapse by almost two-thirds.
June 2, 2020 Silver prices are poised to outperform gold – somewhat Global efforts to restart economies following coronavirus lockdowns are expected to boost silver demand.
June 2, 2020 Chinese battery breakthrough needn’t worry cobalt price bulls Svolt's new cobalt-less battery technology has long road ahead, says Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.
June 2, 2020 Latin America virus surge puts world’s biggest mines at risk With China getting back to work and Latin America the new virus hot spot, concern is shifting from demand to supply.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
