December 10, 2020

Bigger things predicted for tiny tin market

Lockdowns around the world have prompted households to stock up on long-lasting food and buy more home electronics, providing a boost for the metal.

December 9, 2020

Montana Tech tests bolt integrity with Epiroc

The school has the only on-campus underground mine education center in the United States and uses it to give students hands-on experience.

December 9, 2020

Nevada Copper shares up on new financing package for Pumpkin Hollow

Package includes new cash resources of $31 million for completion of the ramp-up of the underground Pumpkin Hollow project in Nevada.

December 9, 2020

‘Green stimulus packages’ key driver for base metal demand, says analyst

“The path to economic recovery will be long and slow,” says Intl FCStone metals analyst Natalie Scott-Gray.

December 9, 2020

Gold price slides amid vaccine roll-out

The resurgence of cryptocurrencies has also directed investors away from gold, JP Morgan says.

December 9, 2020

Zinc hits 19-month high amid supply worries, demand recovery

Zinc rallied to the highest since April 2019, lifted by concerns over falling Chinese production and as hopes for a US stimulus deal buoyed market sentiment.

December 9, 2020

Taseko’s Florence Copper granted aquifer protection permit

Florence has a planned average annual production rate of 84 million lbs. of copper from probable reserves of 345 million tonnes grading 0.36% copper.

December 9, 2020

Largo to supply vanadium to clean energy storage co.

Largo Clean Energy will receive raw materials from the Maracás Menchen mine in Brazil.

December 8, 2020

Minerals and metals demand recovery in 2021 – report

Fitch sees mining and metals capital expenditure improving in 2021, compared with 2020.

December 8, 2020

US Steel to buy remaining Big River stake amid steel surge

U.S. Steel is exercising a call option and will use cash on hand to buy the stake for about $774 million.