November 5, 2020

Kinross shares up on Q3 results

Company reported production of 603,312 attributable gold equivalent ounces in the third quarter of 2020.

November 5, 2020

Russia’s top gold buyer bets on precious metals as virus rages

VTB Capital became Russia’s biggest bullion buyer after the country’s central bank stopped purchasing the metal earlier this year.

November 5, 2020

Talga receives $1.2m from UK to conduct anode refinery study

A potential UK refinery would produce Talga’s anode product using natural flake graphite from the company’s Vittangi operation in northern Sweden.

November 4, 2020

Norilsk Nickel board recommends 9-month 2020 dividend of $1.24bn

Vladimir Potanin said the company should keep its dividends to a minimum, as it contends with the pandemic and a potential $2 billion environmental damages bill.

November 4, 2020

Copper trading volumes rebound as speculators return

Copper volumes on world exchanges are climbing again as a buoyant economic recovery from covid-19 in top metals consumer China spurred speculators to pile back into the market.

November 3, 2020

RANKED: Top 10 zinc mines in the world

MINING.COM takes a look at the 10 biggest zinc producers in world in terms of 2019 output.

November 3, 2020

LME’s “green aluminum” plans opposed by industry

For first time in its 143-year history, the LME is pushing a platform for greener metal.

November 1, 2020

The causes behind pyrite oxidation – and acid mine drainage

Researchers at Penn State University say that if fracturing and erosion at the surface, and thus oxidation, occur slowly, acid mine drainage can be avoided.

October 30, 2020

Glencore cuts coal target again as Colombian strike hits output

Glencore lowered its 2020 coal guidance by 5.7% to 109 million tonnes as a strike at the Cerrejon mine in Colombia entered its 60th day on Friday.

October 29, 2020

NASA finds rare metal asteroid worth more than global economy

The heavy-metal object, called “16 Psyche”, is worth $10,000 quadrillion. That's 70,000 times the world's economy.