Paper electrodes for Li-ion batteries are now a realityThrough a process called carbonization, Singaporean researchers turned paper fibres into electrodes.Staff Writer | December 4, 2022 | 6:06 am
Rio Tinto completes Kemano power station work for British Columbia aluminum smelterSecond tunnel completed 27 years after work was halted on…Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | December 2, 2022 | 11:44 am
Wesdome declares commercial production at Kiena gold mine in QuebecThe commissioning of the paste fill plant was completed on…Staff Writer | December 1, 2022 | 11:44 am
Gem Diamonds finds 254-carat diamond at Letseng The company has found more than 60 white gem quality diamonds over 100 carats each, with 16 of them recovered last year. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 4, 2021 | 9:05 am
Mongolia threatens to cancel Oyu Tolgoi investment agreement The dispute relates to taxes paid by Oyu Tolgoi LLC, Rio Tinto’s unit, between 2013 and 2015. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 4, 2021 | 8:53 am
Rio Tinto’s ISAL smelter certified for responsible aluminium production The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative granted Rio Tinto a provisional responsible aluminium production certification for ISAL. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 4, 2021 | 6:07 am
Centamin to start building solar plant at Sukari The $37 million project also includes 7.5 MW battery–energy storage system and is expected to be commissioned in the first half of 2022. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 4, 2021 | 5:00 am
World’s top jewellery maker Pandora to use only lab-made diamonds The Danish jewellery maker will stop selling mined diamonds and focus on more affordable, sustainable, lab-grown gems. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 4, 2021 | 3:48 am
Anglo American CEO: “45% of the world’s economic activity is driven by the mining sector” There remains a gulf between the public perception of mining and the reality of mining. Alisha Hiyate - the Canadian Mining Journal | May 3, 2021 | 12:33 pm
Proposed new royalty unsettles miners in Chile Deputies in Chile’s lower house gave their general backing to a constitutional reform that would impose a flat 3% royalty on the production of copper and lithium to finance environmental and social programs. Tom Azzopardi, Special to The Northern Miner | May 3, 2021 | 10:48 am
Antam Q1 nickel ore output up more than four-fold y/y Antam's nickel ore output stood at 2.64 million wet metric tonnes (WMT) in the first quarter, up from 629,000 WMT in the same period in 2020. Reuters | May 3, 2021 | 7:23 am
World’s top miner warns against Chile’s mining tax BHP says charging higher rates at times of high prices for copper and lithium could scare global investors away. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 3, 2021 | 7:08 am