TSX rises, Aug. 2-6
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.93% to finish the August 2-6 trading week at 20,475.40. The Global Mining Index fell 2.64% and the S&P/TSX Global…
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US markets climb, Aug. 2-Aug. 6
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 273.04 points or 0.78% to 35,208.51 during the Aug. 2-6 trading week and the S&P 500 rose 41.26 points…
TSXV remains flat, Aug. 2-6
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 0.02 points or 0.002% in the August 2-6 trading week. Spot gold fell US$50.70 to US$1,763.10 per ounce. Shares…
US sets 50% target on electric vehicles by 2030
The United States has set a target to make half of all new passenger cars and light trucks sold in 2030 zero-emissions vehicles. The category…
Mexico Snapshot: Eight companies with Mexican projects to follow
Mexico has a long and storied history as a silver producer, and there is no reason to think that will change anytime soon. Here are…
Chilean lawmakers postpone vote on controversial mining royalty bill
Bill calls for a 3% royalty on sales of over 12,000 tonnes of copper productions a year and 50,000t/y of lithium.
Anglo American, Salzgitter to jointly advance green steel
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) and German steel producer Salzgitter Flachstahl will work together on decarbonizing the steel sector by exploring ways to reduce carbon emissions. The…
RANKED: World’s ten biggest gold mining companies
Gold made history in 2020 when the price hit a record high in August as pandemic concerns weighed on investor sentiment. Gold mining has been a hallmark…
Kamoa-Kakula achieves commercial production milestone
Africa-focused megaproject developer Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has declared commercial production at the first phase of the Kamoa-Kakula copper mine in the Democratic…
BHP to expand nickel operations to meet soaring demand
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) will make a final investment decision on a major expansion of the processing plant at its Mt. Keith…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 250: Rio Tinto issues $9.1B dividend on booming metal prices
This week’s episode features Rio Tinto’s second-quarter conference call with chief executive officer Jakob Stausholm and chief financial officer Peter Cunningham. The executives discuss the…
Copper price: China’s scrap rebalancing act could de-rail recovery – report
Surging Chinese scrap copper imports that have doubled in the first half of 2021 are displacing to some extent refined cathode, concentrate, anode and blister…