Iron ore price collapses below $100 as China extends environment curbs The Ministry of Ecology and Environment said that it planned to involve 64 regions under key monitoring during winter air pollution campaign. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 17, 2021 | 9:28 am
Global nickel production to rise 6.8% in 2021 – report Indonesia, the Philippines and Brazil are expected to be significant contributors to the overall growth this year. MINING.com Editor | September 17, 2021 | 9:25 am
Ghana signs $1.2 billion deal to develop its bauxite resources Government has picked Rocksure International as a strategic partner to build a mine and refinery. Bloomberg News | September 17, 2021 | 8:45 am
Venture Minerals suspends operations after one shipment Company has temporarily suspended operations at its controversial Riley iron ore mine in northwestern Tasmania. Reuters | September 17, 2021 | 8:38 am
Vale makes bumper $7.6 billion dividend payout It is the company's largest payout since the 2019 dam collapse which killed almost 300 people. Reuters | September 17, 2021 | 8:03 am
Greenland prepares legislation to halt large rare earth mine The country's new government is also preparing legislation that will ban uranium mining. Reuters | September 17, 2021 | 7:42 am
Condor Gold finds “significant” gold system at Cacao Find corresponds to a fully preserved epithermal gold system, with grades increasing at depth, the company said. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 17, 2021 | 7:03 am
New photo battery harvests the sun, stores energy in a single device A team of researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has developed a photo battery that has dual functions in harvesting solar energy and storing energy in a single device. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 17, 2021 | 6:15 am
Mining People: Champion Iron, NioBay, Probe, Romios Gold, Saint Jean Carbon Key moves in the mining sector. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 17, 2021 | 6:00 am