How rutile may help find undiscovered gold deposits

Researchers at Curtin University found a clear chemical distinction between rutile associated with richly endowed gold ore systems and rutile from un-mineralized rocks.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 23, 2021 | 6:06 am

Cleveland-Cliffs’ record Q2 results marred by earnings miss

Cleveland-Cliffs reported record operating and financial metrics for the June quarter.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 22, 2021 | 12:12 pm

Hudson Resources says license won't be affected by Greenland uranium ban

Hudson Resources says licence won’t be affected by Greenland uranium ban

The company's license also does not provide any rights to radioactive elements.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 22, 2021 | 9:09 am

Dalian iron ore price tumbles on slow manufacturing in China

Iron ore price plunges on China’s move to cut steel production

Iron ore price down 6% after Beijing tells steelmakers in some provinces to cut production with aims to keep Chinese annual output at 2020 levels.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 22, 2021 | 8:34 am

Copper price rises as China decides to release less reserves than expected

Copper price rises as China releases fewer metal reserves than expected

China will sell another 30,000 tonnes of copper, 90,000 tonnes of aluminum, and 50,000 tonnes of zinc from its state reserves on July 29.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 22, 2021 | 8:10 am

How transition metals destabilize high-energy-density li-ion batteries

Japanese scientists discovered that high-valent transition metals destabilize lattice oxygen in oxide-based battery materials.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 22, 2021 | 6:06 am

Tesla Drops as Musk Says Demand ‘A Little Harder’ to Come By

BHP to supply Australian nickel to Tesla

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence estimates the deal would be for up to 18,000 tonnes of nickel annually.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 21, 2021 | 10:35 pm

Rio2 to raise up to $135m for Fenix gold mine construction

The mine financing package would allow the company to maintain its current schedule for first gold production in Q4 2022.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 21, 2021 | 10:29 am

China's massive stimulus talk does little for metals as confidence fades

Iron ore price drops as steel output control dampens demand

Steel producers in China's Jiangsu, Fujian and Yunnan provinces were told to cut production as the country aims to keep its annual output no higher than it was in 2020.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 21, 2021 | 9:09 am