December 29, 2020 Cobalt may substitute platinum in fuel cells A team in the US designed a highly active catalyst for fuel cells that contains cobalt interspersed with nitrogen and carbon instead of platinum.
December 27, 2020 Scientists propose new evolutionary system of mineral classification Researchers say the current IMA classification system doesn’t capture the complexity and diversity of Earth's minerals.
December 24, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Canada rejects Shandong Gold’s bid to buy TMAC; Operations restart at Samarco; MMG declares force majeure on contracts after protests in Peru
December 23, 2020 Sustainable mining – do we have consensus on what it really means? Any 'plan' that ignores consensus around ESG or any of the stakeholders won't be truly sustainable.
December 23, 2020 Corruption runs rampant in Cameroon’s mining sector – report Research by Transparency International and FODER found that the absence of the 2016 Mining Code Implementing Decree favors a state of anarchy in Cameroon’s mining sector.
December 22, 2020 Gemfields partners with Luwire Wildlife Conservancy The partnership is focused on preserving biodiversity and assisting communities in Mozambique.
December 21, 2020 Researchers develop method to recover palladium, silver from industrial waste A team at Kanazawa University discovered how to selectively adsorb silver and palladium ions from aqueous acidic waste.
December 18, 2020 Alternative financing models for mining – report Fieldfisher’s 2020 report includes commentary on ESG – the growth of green loans and sustainability linked loans in the resources sector.
December 17, 2020 Small nuclear reactors can produce clean electricity for mining – CNA CEO Nuclear technology can generate electricity without carbon output.
December 16, 2020 Aurania finds evidence of ancient mine corridor at Lost Cities – Cutucu The company believes the Tiria-Shimpia target area may have been investigated for silver by the Colonial Spanish.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
