June 25, 2021 Long-duration thermal battery developed to move remote mine sites away from diesel MIT spinoff 247Solar developed a battery that uses silica sand and electric resistance coils to generate ultra-high temperature heat from clean energy sources.
June 25, 2021 London copper price rises on Biden infrastructure deal US President Joe Biden embraced a bipartisan Senate deal to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on infrastructure projects.
June 25, 2021 US Justice department backs land swap for Rio Tinto’s Arizona copper mine The DOJ filed legal briefs to oppose claims by Apache and conservationist groups, which oppose the Resolution Copper mine.
June 25, 2021 ANIMATION: Top 20 gold producing countries – 2020 Global gold production fell by 3.8 million ounces in 2020 as covid-related disruptions in South America more than offset gains in Russia and West Africa.
June 24, 2021 New hyperspectral imaging satellite expected to support mining operations Orbital Sidekick’s Aurora satellite will allow for global-scale subterranean mineral identification, surveying and monitoring.
June 24, 2021 First Cobalt starts exploration at Iron Creek, shares up Located in the Idaho Cobalt Belt, the project is considered one of the few primary cobalt deposits in the world.
June 23, 2021 Gold miners need to get greener to meet 2030 emissions targets — report Wood Mackenzie plots the forecast progress of gold miners out to 2030 against the reduction in emissions required to align with the 2°C and 1.5°C targets.
June 23, 2021 Northern Vertex expands landholding at Moss mine in Arizona, shares up Moss is currently the largest pure gold and silver mine in Arizona.
June 23, 2021 In the cost war, renewables are winning battles against fossil fuels — report The International Renewable Energy Agency reports that, in some cases, new renewable power generation capacity has electricity costs lower than the cheapest source of new fossil fuel‑fired capacity.
June 22, 2021 Global copper mine production up 3.7% in Q1 – report The International Copper Study Group released preliminary data for March world copper supply and demand in its June 2021 Copper Bulletin.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
