Silver, copper, zinc used to make plastic conductive, more transparent

Codelco unions say nearly 3,000 infected with covid-19

Royal Helium closes private placement, stock soars

Metals Creek Resources starts drilling at Dona Lake

Foreign mineworkers return to South African mines

No current risk of closures – Brazil mining association

Sharp increases in EU emissions trading system (ETS) allowance values in recent sessions have worsened market conditions for German coal-fired power generation for next year, with around 46pc of the fleet priced out of the base-load market.

UK-Australian resources firm BHP and its partner, Japanese trading house Mitsubishi, plan to spend $100mn on 34 autonomous trucks at their 4.5mn t/yr Daunia coking coal mine in the Bowen basin in Queensland, Australia.