Uranium ‘has to be part’ of electrification, says Dev Randhawa Dev Randhawa, CEO of Fission 3.0, believes that Zero emission goals through wind and sun power are a 'cruel joke'. Henry Lazenby and Amanda Stutt | January 31, 2022 | 12:20 pm
Report urges British Columbia First Nations to regulate mining on their territories The report was prepared by the BC First Nations Energy and Mining Council and sets out 25 recommendations. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 31, 2022 | 9:24 am
Rise Gold shares jump following $2.4m financing Proceeds from the private placement will be used for the advancement of its Idaho-Maryland mine project in California. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 31, 2022 | 9:23 am
Infinity Logistics to buy Glencore’s warehousing operation for $177m Switzerland-based Access World handles about 20 million tonnes of commodity products a year, including oil and gas and industrial metals. Reuters | January 31, 2022 | 8:12 am
It’s not all one-way traffic for China’s EV makers Persistent hikes in raw material costs have been weighing on automakers for a while now. Bloomberg News | January 31, 2022 | 7:56 am
Dearth of explosive experts to drivers hurt top Australia miners Fortescue reported a 20% rise in costs over the past 12 months, driven in part by increased labor overheads. Bloomberg News | January 31, 2022 | 7:44 am
Debswana annual diamond sales jump 64% The total value of Debswana's diamond exports stood at $3.466 billion in 2021 compared with $2.120 billion in 2020. Reuters | January 31, 2022 | 7:26 am
Amplats sells stake in two mines to rival Sibanye-Stillwater The Anglo American unit is selling its 50% stake in the Kroondal and Marikana platinum group metals mines in South Africa for just 1 rand ($0.0643). Cecilia Jamasmie | January 31, 2022 | 7:03 am
Highest levels of atmospheric mercury pollution now found in Amazon rainforest due to gold mining Illegal gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon is causing exceptionally high levels of atmospheric mercury, new research has found. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 31, 2022 | 6:06 am