July 17, 2020 US asks judge to block miner’s share sale of Citgo parent Crystallex International is seeking to enforce a $1.4 billion arbitration award against Venezuela, most of which remains unpaid.
July 17, 2020 Silver demand exploding Silver has skyrocketed since mid-March’s covid-19 lockdown stock panic.
July 17, 2020 Gold price heads for sixth straight weekly gain Bullion is back above $1,800 an ounce as coronavirus cases hit new high in the US.
July 17, 2020 Turquoise Hill gets proxy backing in shareholder row The Rio Tinto subsidiary has also raised its gold production guidance for this year.
July 17, 2020 RBC hikes silver price forecasts RBC Capital Markets has raised its silver price forecasts by 16% in 2020, 17% in 2021 and 14% in 2022.
July 17, 2020 Conflict gold in spotlight as investors flock to safe haven Suppliers are coming under pressure to make sure the metal hasn’t financed conflict or been linked to corruption or human rights abuses.
July 17, 2020 Canada asks for ‘patience’ in aluminum spat with US Canadian Ambassador says the country will retaliate if the US reimpose aluminum tariffs.
July 17, 2020 Rio Tinto says threat of virus second wave is roiling raw materials While demand is strong in China, the top raw materials consumer, the US copper market remains weak.
July 16, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Barrick Q2 output, covid disrupts $8.8 billion in mining, Pebble EIS and more...
July 16, 2020 Lithium price: MINING.COM EV Metal Index bounces back Value of battery metals in newly-sold electric cars around the world jumps despite slump in lithium, cobalt, graphite prices.
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