Unloved since Fukushima, uranium is hot again for miners Uranium miners are racing to revive projects mothballed more than a decade ago, spurred by renewed demand for nuclear energy. Reuters | May 20, 2022 | 8:29 am
Tesla battles for battery engineers commanding CFO-like salaries In 2021, salaries for US battery engineers ranged from around $100,000 for a junior position to nearly $200,000 for a director. Bloomberg News | May 20, 2022 | 7:43 am
Ex-coal miner buying McDonald’s in Russia is rebranding an Era McDonald’s agreed to sell its network of 850 restaurants to former Siberian coal mine owner Alexander Govor. Bloomberg News | May 20, 2022 | 7:28 am
Horizonte kicks off construction of Araguia nickel mine in Brazil The Araguaia nickel mine in northern Brazil is set to produce 29,000 tonnes of the battery metal a year for the steel market. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 20, 2022 | 7:13 am
Payouts from Polyus to fund Islamic charity after sanctioned billionaire exits The Kerimov family gave a 46.35% stake in Polyus to the Fund for Support of Islamic Foundations in Russia. Bloomberg News | May 20, 2022 | 7:08 am
BHP still sees room to negotiate with Samarco’s creditors Samarco became unable to pay its $10.2 billion debt after its waste dam collapsed in 2015, killing 19 people. Bloomberg News | May 20, 2022 | 6:54 am
Sinosteel signs $680m iron ore mine deal with Cameroon Company will develop the Lobe iron ore mine in the central African nation. Reuters | May 20, 2022 | 6:37 am
Europe aims to revive magnesium output by 2025 to cut China reliance Supplies from China fell late last year, igniting prices in Europe and focusing the EU on efforts to secure home-grown supplies. Reuters | May 20, 2022 | 6:33 am
Highest efficiency solar cell now a reality National Renewable Energy Laboratory researchers created a solar cell with a record 39.5% efficiency under 1-sun global illumination. Staff Writer | May 20, 2022 | 6:06 am
