China on recovery drive, but risk generator in metals markets – report Fitch expects Chinese mining operations to continue in full gear since the ramp-up in H220. MINING.com Editor | January 5, 2021 | 2:40 pm
R&B star Akon enters Congo mining sector in JV with state company Congo is Africa's top producer of copper and the world's leading miner of cobalt. Reuters | January 5, 2021 | 10:44 am
ALX to acquire Electra nickel project in Ontario The Vancouver-based miner says the project is prospective for nickel, copper, cobalt, PGE and gold mineralization. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 4, 2021 | 6:15 am
MINING.COM’s top science & technology stories of 2020 From a nano-diamond battery that lasts for 28,000 years to advances into mining the Moon. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 3, 2021 | 12:20 pm
Billionaire Friedland’s SPAC readies funds for clean-power push Ivanhoe Capital Acquisition Corp. is raising $200 million to invest in industries key to the global energy transition. Bloomberg News | December 31, 2020 | 2:27 pm
Energy metals snapshot: Eight companies advancing assets for a greener future Amid efforts to move the world away from fossil fuels, energy metals are a key pathway to tackling climate change and transition towards a low-carbon future. Magda Gardner - The Northern Miner | December 31, 2020 | 1:13 pm
Indonesia and LG Group sign $9.8bn EV battery MOU Country plans to become a global hub for producing and exporting EVs. Reuters | December 30, 2020 | 8:17 am
Exploring for pegmatite-bound commodities without drilling, blasting Project Greenpeg wants to stimulate investors to explore Europe for clean energy metals and minerals. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 30, 2020 | 7:00 am
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. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 29, 2020 | 7:00 am