July 9, 2020 Silver, copper, zinc used to make plastic conductive, more transparent Researchers at the University of Michigan created a flexible transparent conductor that sandwiches a thin layer of silver between two “dielectric” materials and produces a conductive anti-reflection coating on the…
July 8, 2020 Fiore posts record quarterly production, stock jumps Shares of Fiore Gold hit a two-year high Wednesday.
July 7, 2020 Gold price vaults $1,800 – highest since September 2011 Scramble for gold-backed ETFs reaches fever pitch with $40 billion of bullion snapped up so far this year.
July 7, 2020 Hundreds of coal companies got $170 million in US virus aid A total of 449 coal companies received funds through the $669 billion program.
July 7, 2020 Novagold sues J Capital Research for defamation JCAP had accused Vancouver-based explorer of “systematically” misleading investors about its Donlin project in Alaska.
July 7, 2020 Gates, Bezos-backed firm searching for cobalt in Canada KoBold aims to create a “Google Maps” of the Earth’s crust, with a special focus on finding cobalt deposits.
July 6, 2020 SSR’s Marigold mine reaches 4Moz milestone Last year, the mine produced a record 220,227 ounces.
July 6, 2020 Freeport beats revised Q2 copper sales, shares jump Second-quarter copper sales are expected to exceed the estimate of 690 million pounds by approximately 8%.
July 6, 2020 Deep Earth structures may reveal location of untapped base metal deposits A new study proposes a high-tech treasure map that provides more accurate information so prospectors know where to look.
July 3, 2020 Chaos in gold markets ripples to other precious metals Silver and platinum futures have traded at elevated levels relative to spot metals since early April.
Op-Ed: America can’t defend itself with Chinese minerals US is building new critical-mineral processing facilities from Texas to Tennessee, but without new sources of raw material, those plants will sit idle. January 23, 2026 | 12:56 pm
