October 1, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Trump issues new order to spur rare earths mining; Copper price in biggest drop since height of pandemic; Iron ore price jumps 5% after Vale suspension...
October 1, 2020 Copper price in biggest drop since height of pandemic Copper price rally comes to abrupt halt with 6% fall on Thursday as stockpiles balloon despite heavy Chinese buying.
October 1, 2020 Gold price jumps on US stimulus hopes Spot gold rose 1.1% after recording its biggest monthly drop in nearly four years.
October 1, 2020 Spearmint starts drilling at Clayton Valley lithium project The deposit is one of the few in Nevada of which Tesla has publicly stated they covet.
October 1, 2020 Trump issues new order to spur rare earths mining Executive order declares a national emergency in the mining industry, a move aimed at expanding domestic production of rare earths.
September 30, 2020 Kinross to acquire 70% of Peak Gold in Alaska for $93m The open-pit project is expected to start production in 2024.
September 30, 2020 Midas Gold’s project review period extended Comment period for the Stibnite gold project in Idaho has been extended to October 28.
September 30, 2020 Newmont, Agnico Eagle team up in Colombia The companies have formed a joint venture to explore the Anzá project and other prospective “district-scale” gold targets in Colombia.
September 29, 2020 US coal suffers one-two punch as plants shut, miner deal nixed Independent power producer Vistra said it would shutter seven plants, while Peabody and Arch Resources scrapped a planned JV aimed at cutting production costs.
September 29, 2020 China EV ambitions threat to entire US auto industry – report A bipartisan, federal response is required for the US to compete with China’s ownership of the next generation of transportation, according to a new report from SAFE.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
