October 21, 2020 Miners speed up automation as covid-19 impacts linger About 20% of people currently working in the mining and metals industry are at risk of being replaced by robots, says the the World Economic Forum.
October 20, 2020 Copper: Eight companies with promising assets With rising prices, a favourable supply-demand outlook and few new mines in development, investors are paying close attention to copper.
October 20, 2020 New management brings ‘modern thinking’ to environmentally challenged Bunker Hill mine Between 1887 and 1981, Bunker Hill was one of the most productive mines in America.
October 20, 2020 Copper price surges to 28-month high Strikes in top producer Chile, hopes of US economic stimulus and robust Chinese data spark copper price rally – now up 63% since pandemic lows.
October 20, 2020 BHP scraps $2.5bn Olympic Dam expansion plan It has decided against the brownfield expansion project after studies of the ore body revealed weaker than expected results.
October 19, 2020 Alaska senator vows action to stop Pebble mine Senator Lisa Murkowski says she will use the federal appropriations process to protect the Bristol Bay region.
October 19, 2020 Biden won’t ban fracking, but his clean grid would choke gas Democratic $2 trillion clean-energy plan aims to edge natural gas out of the power mix within 15 years.
October 19, 2020 Kinross Gold mulling sale of Americas mines The Canadian miner is also said to be considering moving its primary stock listing to London and doubling down on its portfolio of assets in Russia and West Africa.
October 16, 2020 Rare win for union at Nevada Gold Mines Operating Engineers Local 3 filed an unfair labour practice complaint with the National Labour Relations Board when Nevada Gold Mines withdrew recognition of the union.
October 16, 2020 Gold, the simple math Potential exists for the dollar price of gold to rise more than 5-10 fold.
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
