MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

MINING.COM MINUTE is a roundup of the biggest stories from the global mining and metals industry.

This week’s top stories:

  • China factory, building boom sends iron ore price to 6-year high – Read more
  • Cobalt prices surge on electronics boom, tight supply – Read more
  • Friedland’s Nimba iron ore project to get World Bank backing – Read more
  • Gold price falls on economic recovery hopes – Read more
  • Barrick takes dispute over Porgera mining rights to PNG Supreme Court – Read more
  • Lithium price: 50% of hard-rock miners are losing money – Read more