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2 days ago · No 1 source of global mining news and opinion. State oil giant Aramco and Saudi mining company Ma’aden have joined forces to explore and produce energy transition minerals.
Copper price: What’s in store for 2025 - MINING.COM
In May, Comex copper hit an all-time intraday high of nearly $5.20 a pound or $11,500 per tonne. Positioning went to such net lengths that dollar trading volumes scaled $100 billion (twice the Dow ...
Graphic: Top 10 countries by gold reserves in 2024
Aug 21, 2024 · Fort Knox. The country with the most gold is the United States, holding 8,133 tonnes valued at $628 billion.Half of the country’s reserves are stored at the United States Bullion Depository ...
The top 50 biggest mining companies in the world
Oct 5, 2024 · Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion.
Gallium price rises to highest since 2011 following China export …
Dec 13, 2024 · Prices for gallium — a metal used in semiconductors and advanced technology — jumped to their highest level since 2011 following export restrictions recently imposed by China.
Simandou to mine first cargo by end of 2025 - MINING.COM
Oct 30, 2024 · China’s biggest listed steelmaker, Baoshan Iron & Steel, expects the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea to complete infrastructure construction and mine its first cargo by the end of 2025, the ...
Ranking the world's top lithium producers - MINING.COM
Oct 9, 2024 · Rio Tinto said on Wednesday it would acquire Arcadium Lithium for $6.7 billion in an all-cash deal that would make it one of the world’s largest lithium producers.
Lifezone produces first metal from Kabanga nickel project in …
Jul 23, 2024 · Lifezone Metals (NYSE: LZM) has successfully produced nickel, copper and cobalt cathode materials from concentrates derived from borehole core samples at the company’s Kabanga project in ...
Aluminum prices surge amid Guinea bauxite export suspension
Oct 11, 2024 · EGA said it is working to resolve the issue swiftly, though production at its Al Taweelah refinery remains unaffected. Aluminum prices rose as high as 2.7%, reaching $2,655 per tonne, while ...
Mapped: US mineral production, by state - MINING.COM
Mar 9, 2022 · Mapped: US non-fuel mineral production, by state. Just how many minerals does the US consume? In 2020, non-fuel mineral consumption worked out to around 19,000 pounds or 8.6 tonnes per person.