Aya confirms extension of high-grade silver discovery at Zgounder mine in Morocco One drill hole intercepted 3,956 g/t silver over 21.6 metres, including an intersection of 5,792 g/t silver over 14.4 metres. Staff Writer | December 21, 2022 | 10:35 am
Iron ore price rises as China property optimism lifts mood Evergrande Group has resumed work on some property projects, bringing relief to the market. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 21, 2022 | 9:35 am
Foran’s $150m loan helps nearly cover McIlvenna Bay copper project cost in Saskatchewan The financing will almost cover the estimated C$368 million cost to build the project. Staff Writer | December 21, 2022 | 9:34 am
Does Elon Musk still want to be the CEO of Tesla? “Of course, I prefer Elon to be CEO but he abandoned Tesla,” Leo KoGuan, one of Tesla’s biggest individual shareholders, tweeted last week. Bloomberg News | December 21, 2022 | 9:22 am
Gold price holds gains driven by fallout from surprise BOJ yield pivot Gold steadied after rallying on Tuesday as the Bank of Japan’s unexpected yield-curve-control policy rattled markets and weighed on the dollar. Bloomberg News | December 21, 2022 | 8:43 am
UEC wins $17.8m award from Department of Energy to supply uranium concentrates The US nuclear reactor fleet, which provides about 20% of America's electricity production and over half of its clean energy, imports nearly 60% of its current uranium requirements from Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Staff Writer | December 21, 2022 | 8:31 am
Ivanhoe Mines confirms link to Congo aide in copper corruption case Ivanhoe struck a deal last year with Vidiye Tshimanga, a top aide to Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi, the firm said in a statement on Dec. 14. Bloomberg News | December 21, 2022 | 8:23 am
Indonesia confirms bauxite export ban to proceed as scheduled The measure, which led to a dispute at the World Trade Organization, also helped boost the value of Indonesia's exports. Reuters | December 21, 2022 | 7:56 am
Researchers chart environmentally friendlier methods to produce nitrogen fertilizer Scientists are proposing the idea of ditching coal and natural gas to produce nitrogen fertilizer. Staff Writer | December 21, 2022 | 7:07 am