February 4, 2020 Private capital raised for mining falls to 8-year low New report shows four mining and metals funds together raised a paltry $300m in 2019, not even a tenth of the money flowing into farmland.
February 4, 2020 BHP to supply water for Escondida mine from desalination plant only The miner already gets more than 40% of the water it needs from the ocean and has vowed to stop using fresh water drawn from the surface and underground in…
February 3, 2020 Copper price and coronavirus: “Black swan like no other” Copper price touches lowest since May 2017 on Monday – new report says pandemic could drop industrial metals prices another 26%.
February 3, 2020 Minaurum adds gold property to its Mexican portfolio The Canadian miner is expanding its presence in the Alamos Mining District in Sonora.
February 3, 2020 Miners need to adopt next-generation values to battle reputation crisis, says Anglo American boss Mark Cutifani says that, regrettably, the mining industry is still seen as one that takes more than it gives.
February 3, 2020 Social investors, emissions reduction efforts to shape mining’s short-term future — report Deloitte’s “Tracking the Trends” annual mining report, warns mining leaders they will have to work this year on building trust with communities, consumers and investors.
January 31, 2020 Coronavirus drops iron ore shipping gauge 99.9% Virus scare drops freight rates for vessels used in 1.5 billion tonne iron ore trade down to 1 point, from 5,043 points in September.
January 31, 2020 China’s top lithium miner struggles to pay $6 billion debt A collapse in lithium prices has left Tianqi struggling to cover loans that used to expand overseas.
January 31, 2020 Minera Alamos acquires equipment to ramp up Mexican operation The Canadian company entered into a $1.2-million equipment purchase agreement with Mako, Marlin and Oro Gold.
January 30, 2020 Iron price rout on coronavirus deepens Post lunar new year trading in iron ore resumes as coronavirus cases surpass 2002 SARS outbreak.
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