Vale seeks more time to remove upstream tailing dams The Brazilian miner told regulatory bodies it was "technically impossible" for it to meet Minas Gerais' current Feb. 25 deadline. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 22, 2022 | 8:08 am
Volkswagen plans IPO of Porsche to ignite EV shift momentum While the timing of a sale remains in flux, the IPO could happen in the second half of this year. Bloomberg News | February 22, 2022 | 7:52 am
Coal will exit Australia’s power market despite AGL’s recalcitrance The bid by a green billionaire to buy Australia's most polluting company may have stumbled at the first hurdle, but it's likely the race is far from over, writes Clyde Russell. Reuters | February 22, 2022 | 7:43 am
Rockcliff PEA for Tower and Rail outlines low-capital, robust potential As planned, the Tower and Rail project would produce an average of 12,000 t/y copper-equivalent at an all-in sustaining cost of $2.46/lb copper. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 22, 2022 | 7:34 am
Surging diamond demand helps Botswana trader post record sales Botswana’s state-run diamond trader reported record revenue last year. Bloomberg News | February 22, 2022 | 7:26 am
Eramet agrees to sell Aubert & Duval to aeronautics consortium The planned deal is based on an enterprise value of $107.34 million. Reuters | February 22, 2022 | 7:20 am
Antofagasta profit, dividend hit records on soaring copper prices The copper miner's EBITDA increased about 80% to $4.8 billion in 2021, allowing it to pay the biggest dividend in its 134-year history. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 22, 2022 | 6:01 am
New catalyst can turn CO2 into gasoline 1,000 times more efficiently Stanford University researchers developed a new catalyst that increases the production of long-chain hydrocarbons from captured CO2. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 22, 2022 | 5:05 am
South32 completes Sierra Gorda stake buy The $1.4 billion deal marks the miner's entry into the world’s largest copper-producing country ahead of a forecast demand boom. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 22, 2022 | 3:56 am