February 5, 2021 Rio Tinto issues mea culpa over Indigenous leadership upset It said it should have better communicated to the Australian Aboriginal group whose ancient rockshelters it destroyed of the recent management reshuffle.
February 4, 2021 US court upholds Trump’s national security tariffs on steel imports A three judge panel found the Commerce Department and Trump properly applied a Cold War-era trade law in imposing the tariffs.
February 4, 2021 BlackRock-backed GV Gold hires banks for London IPO The proposed IPO in the second quarter would value the Russian gold miner at up to $2 billion.
February 4, 2021 KAZ Minerals buyout group lifts bid by 700m pounds But the offer is still likely to draw resistance from minority shareholders who had previously said they would vote against it.
February 4, 2021 Trafigura, Mubadala said to weigh sale of Spanish copper miner The joint owners have been discussing a potential disposal of Minas de Aguas Tenidas, which could be valued at about $2 billion.
February 4, 2021 Gold price may get China, India physical demand boost as ETF spike fades If physical demand returns and ETF flows and central bank buying remain more or less constant, it’s possible gold will resume a bullish trend in 2021.
February 4, 2021 Gina Rinehart targets EV boom with ‘green’ lithium play Rinehart’s mining empire will become a cornerstone investor in Vulcan Energy, which is building a lithium project in Germany.
February 4, 2021 Glencore hands back Prodeco’s mining contracts to Colombia Glencore's coal production tumbled 24% to 106 million tonnes in 2020
February 4, 2021 Proposal to ban big mines put to vote in southern Ecuador The referendum threatens to derail more than 40 concessions seeking to tap gold, silver and copper reserves.
February 4, 2021 Fortescue pays royalties to Aboriginal group, a year late Miner has pledged to pay nearly A$2 million ($1.4 million) in outstanding royalties to an Aboriginal partner, around a year after they were initially due.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
