Metals
  • Gold$3,993.62/oz0.00%
  • Silver$53.90/oz+0.02%
  • Platinum$1,552.00/oz0.00%
  • Palladium$1,046.50/oz0.00%
  • Copper$6.48/lb0.00%
  • Aluminium$3,047/t+0.01%
  • Nickel$15,870/t+0.13%
  • Zinc$3,744/t−0.09%
  • Lead$1,895/t−0.49%
  • Lithium$14,542/t−0.04%
  • Cobalt$23.11/lb0.00%
  • Uranium$90.10/lb+0.02%
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Mo Shine

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Mo Shine covers the geopolitics, logistics and diplomacy of critical-mineral extraction in the Global South, with a focus on how African statecraft shapes what investors and operators can actually build. He spent more than a decade in newspaper journalism, as sub-editor and executive editor, and has worked with Skillings since 2009. His current work tracks the Lobito Corridor and other Western-backed rail routes, and what they change for working capital, regional diplomacy and operator resilience across the Central African Copperbelt.

Mining Technology • Jan 12, 2022

Clean agents FM-200, Novec 1230

Workers' safety and mining productivity are threatened by fires and explosions daily. There has been a long history of mine fires and explosions being among the…

Mining Technology • Jan 11, 2022

Raw materials will be at the core of

The shift to a net-zero economy will be very resource-intensive in metals. It is expected that the metals and mining industry will be put to the…

Steel • Jan 6, 2022

China steel produced in 2020

The most pressing issue for iron ore prices is whether demand for steel in China has peaked.

Smart Equipment • Jan 6, 2022

Mining Environmental Remediation Archives

The environmental impact of mining is being reduced by making mines more environmentally friendly. Using smart mining technologies in an underground mining operation is the goal…

Press Release • Jan 5, 2022

Ceylon Graphite Announces Receipt of

Ceylon Graphite Corp. (“Ceylon”) (TSX-V: CYL) (OTC: CYLYF) (FSE: CCY) is pleased to announce receipt of the renewal of its Environmental Protection Licence from the Central…

Press Release • Jan 5, 2022

Sandvik receives record orders for AutoMine solutions

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has received a major order for the AutoMine load and haul automation system valued at about SEK 250 million from the Chilean mining company…

Mining Finance • Jan 5, 2022

Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s mining sector

A more recent characteristic of the JSE's (Johannesburg Stock Exchange) established mining sector taking risks to participating in the metals rush is that governments worldwide enact…

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