by Gordon Barratt | Feb 1, 2021 | News
Diversified miner Glencore International and Norwegian battery producer FREYR have signed a letter of intent for the supply of up to 3 700 t of high-purity cobalt metal cut cathodes produced at Glencore’s Norwegian operations, Nikkelverk. This ethically sourced cobalt...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 1, 2021 | News
Silver took center stage in the retail investor frenzy sweeping through markets, sending the precious metal to a five-month high and fueling a debate over the power of Reddit-inspired speculators to take on ever-bigger targets. The most-active silver futures on the...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 1, 2021 | News
Photo taken on Dec. 22, 2020 shows a thermal coal yard of Huanghua Port in Cangzhou City, north China’s Hebei Province. Huanghua Port, one of the key ports for thermal coal transportation in China, has stepped up its turnover rate since this December. A daily...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 1, 2021 | News
America has been here and done this before, with a spotty track record. Steel, timber, manufacturing. Market and political forces have reshaped — and in some cases, wreaked havoc on — local economies powered by a single industry. Now as the Biden administration...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 1, 2021 | News
Fosterville gold mine in Victoria. Image: Kirkland Lake Gold Kirkland Lake Gold president and chief executive officer Tony Makuch has described 2020 as the company’s best year ever despite it withdrawing production guidance in April due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 1, 2021 | News
The Sandvik Toro LH410. Image: Sandvik Sandvik has unveiled the Toro LH410 loader, which features a superior lift height and revamped technologies for underground mining applications. The company has based the Toro LH410 off the Sandvik LH410 loader, but has...