October 12, 2020 Polymetal reports coronavirus outbreak at Mayskoye deposit The outbreak is not expected to have an effect on production, the company says.
October 12, 2020 Brazil Potash eyes fundraising round after US elections This would value the Canada-based fertilizer venture at about $520 million.
October 12, 2020 Aboriginal group says Fortescue applied to mine near destroyed caves The company recently applied for a mining license on an area that traditional owners identified as high cultural sensitivity.
October 12, 2020 Caterpillar bets on self-driving machines impervious to pandemics Sales of Caterpillar's autonomous technology for mining operations have been growing at a double-digit percentage clip this year.
October 12, 2020 Chinese battery maker may buy more metals before prices lift Lithium prices are being supported by a recovery in demand for electric vehicles in China.
October 12, 2020 China bans Australian coal imports as political relations sour China is also the key buyer of Australia’s most lucrative export, iron ore.
October 10, 2020 Freeport does a balancing act as world’s biggest gold mine grapples with covid-19 The company is trying to maintain output at full blast while containing covid-19 in mines like Grasberg.
October 9, 2020 Supervisors at Escondida copper mine fail to reach labor deal Escondida could continue to operate even if the supervisors strike, but a walk-off could nonetheless create bottlenecks and slowdowns.
October 9, 2020 Chile has a calming message for car makers worried about lithium supplies Regulators in Chile say tougher environmental oversight won’t threaten future lithium production
October 9, 2020 Is gold market going back into the 1970s? The Fed’s new monetary regime takes us back to the 1960s and, possibly, to the 1970s.
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