North American gold ETF funds drove 86% of 1Q21 net outflows
New data from the World Gold Council shows global gold ETFs lost 107.5 t in March, marking outflows for the fourth month out of five.
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ERG CEO comments on copper supply in 2021
Benedikt Sobotka, CEO of Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), has commented on how the copper market is shaping up so far in 2021.
Why displacing diesel is crucial for miners’ emission targets
Richard Fenton, Vice President, Global Distributed Energy Systems, Worley shares how miners can break their reliance on diesel.
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Q&A from ERG on the role of mining in shaping the global economy post-pandemic
A year after the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Benedikt Sobotka, ERG, reflects on the lessons learnt about the role of the mining sector in shaping the global economic landscape post-pandemic.
Modular Mining implements haul cycle automation at African iron ore mine
An iron ore mine in South Africa has further leveraged Modular Mining's DISPATCH fleet management system algorithms and OEM interfaces to automate the haul cycle tracking.
BME breaks blasting record in South Africa
BME has broken another South African record for the largest electronic detonator blast.
The future of mine training is VR
Virtual reality training in mining allows training the entire team of mining operators, workers, managers in order to make the entire mining process safe and more effective.
World Copper Conference goes virtual for 2021
The World Copper Conference 2021 will be held virtually on the 12th and 13th of April.
GlobalData: Copper production in Peru forecast to rise by 10.4% in 2021
In 2021, Peru’s copper production is forecast to bounce back by 10.4%, to reach 2.4 million t, reports GlobalData.
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Lithium: Shaping markets for a green future
In the March 2021 issue of Global Mining Review, Mark Upton, Malin Purba, Sri Sekar, and Joseph Figueiredo from Deloitte provide a comprehensive overview of the future of lithium, and the effect of renewable energy and electric vehicles on the lithium mining industry. This special report lists all the references contained within that article.
GlobalData: Global metals and mining industry cross border M&A deals total US$7.7 billion in 4Q20
Total metals and mining industry cross border M&A deals worth US$7.7 billion were announced globally in 4Q20, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
The Vedanta Route: Okpabi vs Royal Dutch Shell Plc
Nathan Masih-Hanneghan (Cooke, Young, & Keidan LLP) comments on the implications of the recent ‘Okpabi and others vs Royal Dutch Shell Plc and another’ case in the Supreme Court for mining companies.
Gold ETFs losr 2% of holdings in February
Global gold ETFs lost 84.7 t (-US$4.6 billion, -2% AUM) in February, marking outflows for the third time in 4 months, and the seventh worst historical monthly holdings loss, according to the World Gold Council.
Peruvian mining poised for fast post-pandemic economic recovery
The Peruvian mining industry is reportedly on course to have one of the fastest post-pandemic economic recoveries in the world in 2021.
Global silver production forecast to rise in 2021
GlobalData is expecting global silver production to rise in 2021 after output was impacted by COVID-19 in 2020.