Tesla gets 8,000 workers back at Shanghai plant, report says Plant was closed for about three weeks due to a covid-19 outbreak. Bloomberg News | April 19, 2022 | 8:15 am
Canada climate goals set high hurdle for Suncor oil sands mine extension Suncor's proposed 225,000 barrel per day (bpd) extension to its oil sands Base Mine unlikely to pass a federal environmental review. Reuters | April 19, 2022 | 8:08 am
South Africa says Durban port functional after flood devastation A backlog of thousands of containers will be cleared within five to six days, the public enterprises minister said. Reuters | April 19, 2022 | 7:58 am
Copper Fox’s Schaft Creek JV preparing for 5,000m summer drilling The Schaft Creek deposit, located in northwestern BC, is one of the largest undeveloped porphyry copper deposits in North America. Staff Writer | April 19, 2022 | 7:45 am
Cryptoverse: Gold coins glimmer amid the global gloom Coins backed by gold are newer variants of "stablecoins", which are typically pegged to the dollar to tame volatility. Reuters | April 19, 2022 | 7:44 am
Balkans turns to coal as energy crisis trumps climate commitments Balkan nations in southeast Europe are turning to coal as they try to tackle a global surge in energy prices. Reuters | April 19, 2022 | 7:33 am
Namibian cuprous oxide gemstone could hold key to quantum computers Researchers found that a naturally mined cuprous oxide gemstone from Namibia can help produce Rydberg polaritons. Staff Writer | April 19, 2022 | 5:05 am
Commodity stocks oust financials as Canadian market heavyweights Energy and materials companies now constitute about 31.07% of the S&P/TSX Composite Index, surpassing Canada's banks, insurers and asset managers. Bloomberg News | April 19, 2022 | 4:40 am
Mexico’s lower house backs lithium nationalization plans The proposed law, now in the hands of the Senate, bans all private participation in the exploration and mining of the battery metal. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 19, 2022 | 4:13 am