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. Share and get up to speed in a mining minute.

This week's top stories:

Copper price rally builds as China's spending balloons - Read the story here. Bidding war for Guyana Goldfields heats up - Read the story here. Guinea approves SMB-Winning deal for Simandou - Read the story here. Novagold on defensive after short-seller shreds its Alaska project - Read the story here. Blasts at ancient Aboriginal site expose widening ESG frontline - Read the story here. Top jewellery maker to only use recycled gold, silver - Read the story here.

Click here for last week's roundup, starting with Vale's massive dam burst fine

Gold stocks outperform equity market gains

Most major producers rise but TSXV gold mixed

Platinum, palladium, copper gain on green China, supply constraints

Gold stocks continue to soar as markets stumble

Gold stocks again reach new highs