VW says South Africa must end coal dependence for EVs to make sense South Africa produces nearly 90% of its total energy supply from coal. Reuters | December 8, 2022 | 7:57 am
Column: Copper mine supply wave arrives but will it be the last? Copper's problem is the lack of visibility on where the next wave is coming from. Reuters | December 8, 2022 | 7:43 am
Lucapa achieves highest diamond recovery at Angola mine The Lulo mine haul consist of 20 diamonds weighing a combined 15.51 carats from just one kimberlite bulk sample. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2022 | 6:45 am
Low-cost, high-capacity sodium-sulphur battery expected to be gamechanger for clean energy economy A new sodium-sulphur battery exhibits super-high capacity and ultra-long life at room temperature. Staff Writer | December 8, 2022 | 6:06 am
YMP Scholarship Fund announces 2022 winners The Young Mining Professionals Scholarship Fund has this year awarded C$210,000 to 44 students pursuing mining-related programs at post-secondary institutions across Canada. Norm Tollinsky | December 8, 2022 | 6:03 am
Glencore scraps $1.3 billion Australian coal project The Valeria open pit metallurgical and thermal coal mine in Queensland would have been one of Australia’s largest. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2022 | 3:57 am
Australia proposes to overhaul ‘broken’ environment laws The country will also set up a new nature protection agency with powers to make decisions on the approval of development projects Reuters | December 8, 2022 | 2:53 am
US floats new steel, aluminum tariffs based on carbon emissions Countries with emissions exceeding the standards would pay higher tariffs when exporting metals to countries with lower emissions. Reuters | December 7, 2022 | 6:09 pm
McEwen Mining lines up copper IPO as Argentina project advances The company is preparing an initial public offering for its McEwen Copper business in the first half of 2023. Bloomberg News | December 7, 2022 | 12:38 pm
