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Swiss gold exports at highest since 2016 on UK demand

Bullion deliveries to London held at a seven-year high last month driven by a surge in investors seeking haven assets.

Bloomberg News | September 20, 2019 | 9:19 am

London Metal Exchange to delay ban on tainted metal until 2025 — sources

The deadline had been pushed back to 2025 in part…

Reuters | September 19, 2019 | 11:24 am

Alrosa gets an A+ in social, environmental investments

The Russian miner allocates 3% of its revenue to social…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 19, 2019 | 6:20 am

White-collar miners: how technology is changing one of the most dangerous professions

The numbers produced by research in other countries vary, but…

Dmitry Klebanov - VIST Group | September 18, 2019 | 2:31 pm

Chile taps China, Japan in lithium-for-tech push; faces tough sell

The world's No. 2 lithium producer has held global road…

Reuters | September 17, 2019 | 3:09 pm

Nickel price forecast revised up as speculative rally boosts tight market — report

Nickel prices rallied over 34% from the beginning of July, mainly on the back of a flurry of speculative activity spurred by supplyside fears in Indonesia.

MINING.com Editor | August 29, 2019 | 12:46 pm

There may be a fortune buried in a forgotten corner of Europe

Serbia’s estimated lithium deposits are the largest in Europe.

Bloomberg News | August 29, 2019 | 9:30 am

Portugal vows to hold delayed lithium tender by year-end

Hotly anticipated by investors but opposed by environmental groups, the offering is planned to meet an expected surge in global demand.

Reuters | August 29, 2019 | 9:13 am

Mine tailings reprocessing competition offers $16,000 in prizes

The main goal of this challenge is to find out the process and/or technology to turn this waste into valuable raw materials.

MINING.com Editor | August 28, 2019 | 1:37 pm

Fake-branded bars slip dirty gold into world markets

Gold bars fraudulently stamped with the logos of major refineries are in the global market to launder smuggled or illegal gold.

Reuters | August 28, 2019 | 9:34 am

Scotland’s first commercial gold mine to open in early 2020

Access to ore is still expected by December and the company plans to stockpile ore in the period leading to the beginning of operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 28, 2019 | 9:32 am

Central banks just love gold and it’s going to stay that way

Gold has surged 19% this year as the trade war flared up, bond markets signaled that a US recession may be on the horizon, and the Federal Reserve cut rates.

Bloomberg News | August 27, 2019 | 9:31 am

Opposition to Canadian miner’s planned gold mine in Turkey mounts

Recently published images obtained with the help of drones and satellites show what is supposed to be evidence of massive deforestation around Alamos Gold's Kirazli project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 27, 2019 | 4:53 am

Top vanadium producer sees demand rising after prices slump

Evraz Plc, the world’s largest vanadium producer outside China, says steelmakers are boosting their use of the metal again.

Bloomberg News | August 26, 2019 | 9:22 am

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