USGS publishes 2022 critical minerals list
The US Geological Survey (USGS) has released the final list of 50 critical minerals the domestic economy requires for economic and national security. The new list builds on the initial…
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Chart: Bulks most affected by Russia-Ukraine conflict
Trade dislocations due to sanctions, high power prices and disruption to production facilities in the conflict zone are three major threats to the metals and mining industry due to escalating…
Key insights from the inaugural Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia is one of the world’s oil powerhouses, boasting the second-largest proven reserve of the slick stuff. Still, as the inaugural Future Minerals Forum recently held in Riyadh heard,…
US markets climb, Dec. 6-10
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 4.02% or 13,909.91 points to 35,970.99 and the S&P 500 increased 3.82% or 173.59 points to 4,712.02. Spot gold ended the week at US$1,782.90…
US markets fall, Nov. 8-12
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 227.64 points or 0.63% to finish the Nov. 8-12 trading week at 36,100.31 and the S&P 500 dropped 14.68 points or 0.31% to 4,682.85….
Rio Tinto and USGS team up for Montana critical mineral hunt
Australian diversified major Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has teamed up with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to hunt for critical minerals beneath the Continental Divide…
What’s really driving aluminium prices
The West African nation of Guinea is often referred to as the ‘Saudi Arabia’ of bauxite since it produces about 23% of the world’s supply of the commodity—second only to…
Top Ten U.S. miners
Mining in the United States has played a significant role in the country’s development. The Northern Miner presents its annual top-ten list of the largest U.S.-based mining companies ranked by market capitalization,…
US markets rise, July 5-9
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.24% to finish the week at 34,870.16 and the S&P 500 climbed 0.40% to 4,369.55. Spot gold rose by US$20.60 per oz., or 1.15%,…
Chinese peak carbon by 2030 involves a major shift to renewables, says CRU
China’s journey to carbon neutrality will involve a major shift towards renewable energy, says a team of analysts at London-based business intelligence company CRU. China has pledged to achieve carbon…
The View from England: Napoleon Bonaparte helped aluminium take wing
The British are not especially peaceful. Since the Act of Unification in 1707, the Kingdom of Great Britain has fought in over 120 wars across a total of 170 countries….
Friedland: “It’s copper, copper, copper, copper, copper, copper …”
I’ve covered the mining industry for more than a decade and during that time have had many opportunities to listen to presentations and speeches by Ivanhoe Mines’ founder Robert Friedland….