Mining People: Heliostar, Mistango, McEwen Mining, Stria Lithium, Targa Exploration Key moves in the mining sector. Staff Writer | December 15, 2023 | 6:58 am
New sanctions bar UK entities from trading most Russian metals Prices of metals produced by Russia surged as panicky traders struggled to understand how widespread the impact of the measures would be. Bloomberg News | December 15, 2023 | 6:41 am
Bolivia takes a key step on long road to tapping vast lithium riches Bolivia is cutting the ribbon on its first industrial-scale lithium plant. Bloomberg News | December 15, 2023 | 6:35 am
Tantalum-based coating makes fusion reactors safer A new tantalum-based workhorse material can withstand the harsh conditions inside a fusion reactor. Staff Writer | December 15, 2023 | 6:06 am
Fortescue gets 200 million euros for Norway green ammonia plant Plant aims to capitalize on the Norwegian transmission grid's surplus renewable energy and ship the resulting green ammonia to domestic and European markets. Reuters | December 15, 2023 | 4:48 am
Namibia greenlights Bannerman Energy’s Etango uranium project Mining licence comes at a time when prices for the radioactive material have rallied to hit almost 16-year highs. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 15, 2023 | 4:15 am
TechMet urges UK Gov’t to “catch up” on race for critical minerals The UK is "way behind" where it should be to ensure sufficient supplies of critical metals for EVs and renewable energy storage sectors, report says. Staff Writer | December 15, 2023 | 1:01 am
Rio Tinto’s Nuton, Arizona Sonoran Copper ink joint venture option on Cactus project Rio Tinto invested C$30.5 million for a 7.4% stake last year in the project. Henry Lazenby | December 14, 2023 | 5:20 pm
US miners miss out on tax credit granted to processors Companies that mine critical minerals cannot receive a 10% production tax credit. Bloomberg News | December 14, 2023 | 2:56 pm
