“The iron ore market remains on shaky ground,” ANZ commodity strategists said.

The company plans to use the funds to advance the Altar copper-gold project in San Juan, Argentina.

Data showed that euro zone industrial production grew three times more than expected in June.

Researchers at the University of Delaware are exploring ways to use materials from the moon or Mars as the basis for extraterrestrial cement, which would be used for buildings, housing, or rocket landing pads.

Huludao Ruisheng’s storage site in Qinhuangdao is reportedly holding about one-third of the 300,000 tonnes of copper concentrate it should have.

Key moves in the mining sector.

Stanmore is buying the remaining 20% stake in the metallurgical coal venture BHP Mitsui Coal in Australia.

Aim is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on routes between BHP’s mines in Chile and PPC’s smelters in Japan.

The company received an extension to its environmental permit in late July.

The Croinor project has measured and indicated resources of 903,600 tonnes at an average grade of 6.47 g/t gold.

US consumer prices did not rise in July compared with economists’ expectation of a 0.2% gain.

The underground expansion of the Karowe diamond mine in Botswana, will extend its productive life until 2040.