Kamoa signs agreement to produce 99% blister copper at local smelter
(Kitco News) – Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) announced today that on May 31, 2021, Kamoa Copper signed a 10-year agreement with the Lualaba Copper Smelter (LCS), located outside the town of Kolwezi, for the processing of a portion of Kamoa’s copper concentr…
Read moreAlpha doubles lithium concentration at Tolillar Salar in Argentina
(Kitco News) – Alpha Lithium (TSX.V: ALLI), an owner of one of the last large, undeveloped salars in Argentina’s Lithium Triangle, announced Wednesday that further Direct Lithium Extraction.
Ron Paul: Bitcoin should be legalized as money, let it compete with Dollar
(Kitco News) – With Bitcoin having faced regulatory pressures in Turkey and China, investors are concerned if more investment limitations will be placed on the cryptocurrency in the U.S., especially now that the newly appointed Chair of the SEC, Gary G…
Read moreGold, silver seeing normal, corrective pauses in price uptrends
(Kitco News) – Gold and silver prices are a bit firmer in midday U.S. trading Wednesday. The two metals are in normal pauses or corrections on the charts after gold hit a five-month high Tuesday.
Read moreGenser to supply Orezone’s Bomboré gold project with clean energy
(Kitco News) – Orezone Gold (TSX.V: ORE, OTCQX: ORZCF) announced today that it has signed a Power Purchase Agreement with Genser Energy Burkina for the supply of clean energy electrical power for its Bomboré gold project, located in Burkina Faso.
Miners at Kamoa-Kakula hauled a batch of 8.6% copper ore
(Kitco News) – Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) (OTCQX: IVPAF) announced Wednesday that commissioning and ramp up of the Kamoa-Kakula Phase 1, 3.8 million-tonne-per-annum (Mtpa) concentrator plant have progressed safely and quickly toward nameplate capacity.
Read moreBitcoin is substitute for copper, not gold – Goldman’s top commodity analyst
(Kitco News) – Digital assets like bitcoin are not a substitute for gold, but they can be an alternative to commodities like copper, said Goldman Sachs global head of commodities research Jeff Currie.
Read moreCopper, silver and gold should all be in your portfolio – BCA
(Kitco News) – With inflation pressures picking up, gold will be an attractive hedge in a portfolio. Still, copper and silver will also be an attractive asset to own, according to one research firm.
Read moreGold, silver see routine pauses in price uptrends
(Kitco News) – Gold and silver prices are not trading far from unchanged in early morning U.S. trading Wednesday. The two metals are in a normal pause after gold hit a five-month high Tuesday.
Read moreBitcoin daily chart alert – Bears keeping near-term advantage – Jun. 2
(Kitco News) – Bitcoin-U.S. dollar prices are higher in early U.S. trading Wednesday. Not much new this week. Recent price action has formed a bearish symmetrical triangle pattern on the daily bar chart.
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