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.