January 29, 2021

Thyssenkrupp’s Canada plant to produce 11,000 tonnes of hydrogen per year

Thyssenkrupp’s Canadian subsidiary will build an 88-megawatt water electrolysis plant capable of producing 11,100 tonnes of hydrogen per year.

January 29, 2021

BHP and Vale’s Samarco hit with nearly $1 billion suit

Noteholders accuse the miner of ignoring their requests to restructure their debt.

January 28, 2021

China’s Shandong ramps up industrial safety checks after gold mine blast

The province of Shandong plans to launch inspections of key industrial sectors in a bid to uncover safety risks.

January 28, 2021

Silver price surges as GameStop traders move into precious metals

Shares in small nickel and cobalt explorer GME Resources also jumped as much as 53%, apparently driven by the similarity of its stock ticker code to the US videogame retailer.

January 28, 2021

Turquoise Hill seeks interim order against Rio over Mongolia mine funding

Moves aims to "protect viability" of Turquoise's funding strategy for the vast Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold-silver mine.

January 28, 2021

Fast-charging EV batteries closer to hitting the market

Researchers at Penn State University have developed a lithium-iron-phosphate battery with a range of 250 miles.

January 28, 2021

Max Resource expands landholdings in Colombia by 300%

The Vancouver-based miner acquired 2,000 square-kilometres of highly prospective areas for copper-silver mineralization in northeastern Colombia.

January 28, 2021

First Majestic scores small win in Mexico tax dispute

Local judge declined to charge the Canadian miner with tax fraud, but case is far from closed.

January 28, 2021

Coal wins curious reprieve in Biden’s assault on climate change

He froze the sale of leases to extract oil and gas from federal land, but he left out fossil fuel most widely blamed for global warming.

January 28, 2021

Anglo American H2 production back up to 95%

Company has trimmed its production guidance for diamonds in 2021 owing to ongoing operational challenges.