USGS publishes 2022 critical minerals list The new USGS critical minerals list adds 15 commodities while removing four. MINING.com Editor | February 22, 2022 | 1:23 pm
New catalyst can turn CO2 into gasoline 1,000 times more efficiently Stanford University researchers developed a new catalyst that increases the production of long-chain hydrocarbons from captured CO2. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 22, 2022 | 5:05 am
Amplats sees ‘softening’ PGM prices after record payout Amplats said the rand price of its platinum group metals basket had increased by 22%, while sales volumes were up 82% for the year. Bloomberg News | February 21, 2022 | 8:39 am
‘Endangered metals’ no longer needed to produce hydrogen from water Japanese scientists found a way to use cobalt and manganese to produce hydrogen for fuel cells and agricultural fertilizers. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 16, 2022 | 5:05 am
Generation Mining, Metis sign agreement for Marathon palladium-copper project Last month, the company signed a memorandum of agreement with the Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation covering the Marathon project. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 15, 2022 | 11:01 am
Gold price nears 3-month peak as Ukraine tension lifts haven demand The latest developments in the Ukraine also lifted other metals like palladium, nickel and aluminum. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 14, 2022 | 9:23 am
Royal Bafokeng recommends shareholders accept Impala’s offer If the shareholders tender their shares, then it would end several months of tussle between Impala and its rival Northam Platinum. Reuters | February 11, 2022 | 9:58 am
Nornickel’s core earnings jumped 37% in 2021 Nornickel's 2021 net profit stood at $6.97 billion, a 92% increase from 2020. Reuters | February 10, 2022 | 7:23 am
Zimbabwe platinum miners ask government to defer 5% export tax The Treasury announced the tax in 2020, giving miners two years to prepare before its planned introduction early this year. Bloomberg News | February 7, 2022 | 8:55 am
