Simandou iron ore mine developers risk penalties if timeline missed, Guinea says Guinea's mines minister has said the railway and port infrastructure must be completed by 2024, and commercial production must start by 2025. Reuters | March 29, 2022 | 8:44 am
Sumitomo Metal sees global nickel demand for battery use at 410,000t in 2022 Global demand for nickel used in batteries is expected to rise more than 20% this year. Reuters | March 29, 2022 | 8:36 am
India to invest in exploring lithium, cobalt mines in Australia The move comes at a time when India is offering $2.4 billion of incentives for companies to build battery cells locally for electric vehicles. Reuters | March 29, 2022 | 8:27 am
BHP eyes $10 billion Chilean investments, but only with ‘legal certainty’ Marcela Hernando PĂ©rez, the new Chilean mining minister, said that Santiago does not plan to nationalize the country's mining sector. Reuters | March 29, 2022 | 8:22 am
Metal Energy earns 49% of former Manibridge nickel mine The Manibridge project is thought to have numerous high-grade ore zones within a mineralized envelope. Staff Writer | March 29, 2022 | 8:10 am
Denison encounters high-grade uranium mineralization at Waterfound River JV property Denison currently has an effective 24.68% ownership interest in the Waterfound River joint venture. Staff Writer | March 29, 2022 | 7:56 am
Hudbay Minerals replaced nearly all mining depletion in 2021 The company also extended the life of both its Constancia copper mine in Peru and its Snow Lake gold mine in Canada by a year to 2038. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 29, 2022 | 7:04 am
This is why lithium-sulphur batteries have a short life Researchers at Uppsala University say some bottlenecks need to be eliminated to improve the performance of lithium-sulphur batteries. Staff Writer | March 29, 2022 | 5:25 am
Japan to ban Russia-bound exports of gold, may adopt more sanctions The ban reflects Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's resolve to impose further sanctions against the country, pledged at last week's G7 meeting. Reuters | March 29, 2022 | 5:00 am