Surging prices are leading some to believe that the market is entering a new commodity supercycle.
Economists are tracking a broad economic recovery across the globe that appears to be gathering momentum and commodity prices are trading at healthy-to-stratospheric levels amid recovering demand from ...

https://www.mining.com/analysts-voice-scepticism-on-supercycle-narrative/

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Restoration efforts at four Superfund sites allowed mining-impacted watersheds to recover to near-natural conditions in less than 20 years.
A new study based on long-term monitoring data shows that cleanup efforts can allow streams affected by acidic runoff drainage from abandoned mines to recover ...

https://www.mining.com/cleanup-efforts-of-mining-polluted-streams-prove-effective-over-time-study/

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Copper has gained 28.1% since the end of last year and is up 114.9% from its 2020 low, hit in March of that year.
Copper price approached a record high on Thursday as Chinese investors unleashed fresh demand following a five-day holiday.

Copper for delivery in July was up 1.62% by 1:14 pm (EDT), ...

https://www.mining.com/copper-price-hits-10000-again-as-chinese-investors-unleash-demand/

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Australian copper concentrate exports to China has been at zero since November amid record prices and historically low refining charges.
Bullish sentiment has overtaken the copper market with the bellwether metal hitting a fresh milestone on Thursday in New York with prices peaking at $4.60 a pound ...

https://www.mining.com/as-china-row-deepens-1-million-tonnes-of-australian-copper-concentrate-need-new-buyers/

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Gold could make a run towards $1,857 level, one analyst says.
Gold continued its steady advance on Friday en route to its best week since November 2020 as US jobs figures for the month of April fell below expectations, spurring a retreat in both the dollar and US Treasury yields.

...

https://www.mining.com/gold-price-en-route-to-best-week-in-6-months/

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Champion Iron says it is capitalising on the global pivot to using premium-grade iron ore to make steel.
Analysts point out that steelmakers are increasingly looking to secure premium-grade iron ore as they battle to reduce carbon emissions, especially in China. The steelmaking industry accounts by ...

https://www.mining.com/rising-premium-iron-ore-demand-quebecs-time-to-shine/

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China's commodity exchanges moved to raise trading limits and margin requirements for some iron ore contracts and reinstated fees on steel.
Chinas commodity exchanges on Monday moved to raise trading limits and margin requirements for some iron ore contracts and reinstated fees on ...

https://www.mining.com/china-moves-to-cool-rally-as-iron-ore-price-explodes/

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An international group of scientists say digging may not be necessary for the mining industry of the future.
An international group of scientists has developed a new mining technique that uses electric fields, instead of digging, to extract metals from hard rock ore.

In a paper published in the ...

https://www.mining.com/from-digging-to-electric-fields-new-technique-to-extract-metals-from-hard-rock-ore/

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Chinese refined metal imports have been trending lower since the start of the year and continued doing so in April.
Shortages of copper and declining inventories could drive prices to levels beyond current record highs unless scrap supplies increase scrap accounts for about a third of the roughly 30...

https://www.mining.com/copper-price-hits-new-high-on-declining-scrap-supplies/

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The former Eskay Creek mine was the highest-grade gold mine in the world when it operated from 1994 to 2008.
Skeena Resources (TSX: SKE; OTCQX: SKREF) has announced a C$50 million bought deal public offering with which to advance work at its Eskay Creek gold project in British Columbia. The company ...

https://www.mining.com/skeena-to-raise-c50m-for-eskay-creek-gold-project/

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Chinas massive physical purchases of iron ore have been the primary driver of the post-pandemic price rally.
Chinas massive physical purchases of iron ore have been the primary driver of the post-pandemic price rally.

Benchmark 62% Fe fines imported into Northern China (CFR Qingdao) hit a new ...

https://www.mining.com/china-is-overproducing-we-would-expect-to-see-some-slowing-down-in-h2-ferrexpo-ceo/

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The mining giants are joining forces in the Charge On Innovation Challenge to attract innovators to develop new concepts for large-scale haul truck electrification systems.
Three resource giants, BHP (ASX, LON, NYSE: BHP), Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO), and Vale (NYSE: VALE), launched today the ...

https://www.mining.com/bhp-vale-rio-launch-challenge-to-encourage-haul-truck-electrification/

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China's state council said on Wednesday it would step up coordination between monetary policy and other policies to maintain stable economic operations and cope with a fast increase in commodity prices.
Benchmarkironore price plunged as much as 9.5% in China as market participants paused after a ...

https://www.mining.com/china-iron-ore-price-plunge-nearly-10-after-a-record-setting-rally/

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A report by Fitch Solutions states that most battery metals together with metal scraps will see a boost in the next decade.
A new report by Fitch Solutions forecasts that some conventional commodities will receive an added boost in the next 20 years as they take a central stage in the green and ...

https://www.mining.com/commodities-that-will-rule-the-green-digital-transition/

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The gold market is discounting Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's prior remarks about needing rate increases.
Gold prices inched higher on Wednesday as US Treasury yield retreated from a session high while the dollar hovers near a two-week peak.

Spot gold saw a slight gain of 0.2% to $1,783.87 per ...

https://www.mining.com/gold-price-inches-higher-as-us-yields-retreat/

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Chiles lower house approved a measure that would introduce progressive taxes on copper sales, potentially creating a total burden of more than 80%.
The worlds top copper producer Chile is giving bulls another reason to cheer while prices soared to an all-time high on Friday as optimism about ...

https://www.mining.com/copper-price-hits-record-high-as-chile-gives-bulls-another-reason-to-cheer/

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Production guidance of 180,000-200,000 ounces remains unchanged for the year.
Following operations ramp up throughout 2020, Victoria Gold (TSXV: GCX) increased its production from the Eagle mine to 26,759 ounces during the first quarter of 2021, more than double the 10,544 ounces produced in Q1 2020...

https://www.mining.com/victoria-gold-more-than-doubles-q1-production-from-eagle-mine/

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Marathon has also concluded a MOU with the Miawpukek First Nation relating to the Environmental Assessment and development of the gold project.
Marathon Gold (TSX: MOZ) announced a non-brokered C$50 million ($41.27 million) private placement financing to support the continued advancement of its ...

https://www.mining.com/marathon-raises-41m-for-valentine-project-shares-up/

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An expert from the University of Chicago says the US needs to leverage the social cost of carbon while remaining mindful of environmental justice and coal communities.
For the US to move away from coal, it is important to leverage the social cost of carbon as a tool for making key government ...

https://www.mining.com/the-us-smooth-transition-away-from-coal/

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The five-day strike could impact the West African country's gold mining sector.
Malis main union will start a five-day strike on Monday which could impact the West African countrys gold mining sector, its secretary-general said on state television.

The National Union of Malian Workers...

https://www.mining.com/mali-union-calls-five-day-general-strike-next-week-over-pay-claim/

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According to Reuters, Tesla may be in advanced conversations to incorporate EVEs LFP batteries into the supply chain of its Shanghai factory by 2021s third quarter.
Exclusive information obtained by Reuters revealed that Teslas search for lower-cost batteries is driving the American automaker ...

https://www.mining.com/tesla-may-be-partnering-with-eve-strengthening-move-toward-lfp-chemistries/

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Roskill examined the potential of patent analysis to understand the lithium-ion battery technological landscape.
A new whitepaper by Roskill that examines the potential of patent analysis to understand the lithium-ion battery technological landscape found the market trend is decidedly leaning ...

https://www.mining.com/manganese-nickel-silicon-main-focus-of-battery-research/

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The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is ready to field test a technology that uses magnetite to anchor an adsorbent shell that selectively binds lithium and other critical metals.
A technology that uses magnetic nanoparticles to capture valuable materials from brines is being launched today by ...

https://www.mining.com/magnetic-nanoparticles-to-be-used-to-extract-lithium-from-brines-in-the-us/

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The new discovery is an extension to the high-grade silver-zinc-lead mineralization at Tiria-Shimpia.
Aurania Resources (TSXV: ARU) announced on Friday it has made a new discovery known as Shimpia North, an area in which elevated metal values have been found in streams draining a ridge that is 7 km ...

https://www.mining.com/aurania-reports-new-ag-zn-pb-discovery-in-ecuador-stock-up/

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Without silver, we may not have solar panels, one of the greatest boons to clean energy generation we've yet seen.
Silver has been playing second investment fiddle to its more popular cousin gold for some time, but that doesnt mean it isnt a vary valuable commodity in its own right.

It also ...

https://www.mining.com/dozens-and-counting-of-uses-for-silver/

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Centerra Gold is seeking to block the Kyrgyz governments moves to take control of the Kumtor mine and pursue hefty fines and tax claims.
Canadas Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) initiated binding arbitration against the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic in a legal skirmish related to the companys Kumtor mine...

https://www.mining.com/centerra-gold-to-launch-arbitration-against-kyrgyzstan-over-kumtor-mine/

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Caerus Mineral Resources signed a deal with Jubilee Metals to work together on a waste-to-revenue strategy for Caerus assets in Cyprus.
London-based Caerus Mineral Resources announced the signing of an agreement with Jubilee Metals to work together on a waste-to-revenue strategy for Caerus assets in...

https://www.mining.com/cyprus-focused-miner-to-recover-metals-from-mine-waste/

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Analysts at JPMorgan estimate the price of an autos raw materials have climbed 83% in the year through March.
Cars are back in vogue courtesy of the pandemic. Theyre also getting more expensive, thanks in part to surging commodity prices.

Many of the essential ingredients for automakers, such as ...

https://www.mining.com/cars-keep-getting-pricier-and-the-commodity-boom-makes-it-worse/

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Company has developed and tested a new water atomised steel powder designed for 3D printing applications at its Fer et Titane metallurgical complex in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec.
Rio Tinto has developed and tested a new water atomised steel powder designed for 3D printing applications at its Rio Tinto Fer ...

https://www.mining.com/rio-tinto-develops-new-atomised-steel-powder-for-3d-printing/

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The company anticipates declaring commercial production this quarter.
With the milling facility ramp-up completed in the first quarter, Pure Gold Minings (TSXV:PGM; LSE:PUR) focus for the current quarter has shifted to ramping up high-grade ore production from its PureGold mine in Red ...

https://www.mining.com/puregold-mine-enters-final-stages-of-ramp-up/

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