China calls on rare earths companies to bring prices back to ‘reasonable’ level Prices have surged since the second half of 2021 amid concerns of supply uncertainty from Myanmar. Reuters | March 4, 2022 | 7:42 am
Europe returns to South Africa for coal after Russia sanctions Europe’s key coal price climbed to a record this week. Bloomberg News | March 4, 2022 | 7:35 am
Nutrien asks Canada to halt rail strike About 3,000 workers at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. voted in favor of going on strike on March 16 if a collective bargaining agreement isn’t reached. Bloomberg News | March 4, 2022 | 7:28 am
Alrosa suspends Natural Diamond Council membership Alrosa is responsible for 90% of Russia’s diamond production and 28% of global supply. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2022 | 6:58 am
Bacteria help produce clean fuel from CO2 more efficiently A recent development using enzymes from bacteria has led to an 18-time increase in the efficiency of clean fuel production from CO2. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 4, 2022 | 6:06 am
Mining People: Austral Gold, Great Panther, Rio Tinto, Rock Tech Lithium, SSR Mining Key moves in the mining industry. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 4, 2022 | 6:00 am
Buenaventura to kick off San Gabriel gold mine construction in 2023 The miner had planned to start site works in the second half of 2021, but had to postpone the move and prioritize reducing debt. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2022 | 4:01 am
Russia-Ukraine tension may give rise to a new commodity world order Analysts flag 2008-like commodity price reversion possible on Russia-Ukraine tension. Henry Lazenby | March 3, 2022 | 2:32 pm
Mining companies may pause growth plans amid Ukraine war, inflation The Ukrainian conflict could roil the world's economic outlook in unpredictable ways, exacerbating those inflationary pressures, analysts say. Reuters | March 3, 2022 | 1:24 pm