Hardy bacteria turn out to be good cobalt miners Geobacter could become the basis of new biotechnology to reclaim and recycle cobalt from lithium-ion batteries. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 17, 2021 | 7:22 am
Hope for British Columbia’s New Prosperity project? Tsilhqot’in support Taseko’s application for extension to environmental certificate. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 15, 2021 | 1:20 pm
Miner gets closer to producing ‘green’ lithium for EV batteries Australian startup Vulcan Energy claims it can produce battery-grade lithium without emitting carbon dioxide. Bloomberg News | January 15, 2021 | 12:00 pm
Trevali to restart Caribou mine The company expects to return to mining in early February 2021, with first payable zinc production expected by the end of March. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 15, 2021 | 10:50 am
Iron ore price hits fresh 9-and-half year high Iron ore prices are already up 8% in 2021 after customs data showed Chinese imports hitting a record high of 1.2 billion tonnes. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 15, 2021 | 10:23 am
Gold investment demand remains well supported in 2021 – report The need for effective hedges and the low-rate environment will keep demand well supported, says the World Gold Council. MINING.com Editor | January 15, 2021 | 10:16 am
Aura Minerals sees up to 42% production growth in 2021 Company expects production to reach between 250,000 and 290,000 GEOs for the year. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 15, 2021 | 9:26 am
MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Judge denies Native American bid to block Rio Tinto’s copper project; Rhodium price roars above $20,000 in precious metals’ biggest rally; Rio Tinto to open North America’s first scandium plant in June MINING.com Editor | January 15, 2021 | 9:06 am
China mulls allowing some Australian coal imports amid ban The shipments that could be cleared are those that arrived before a ban on Australian coal went into effect. Bloomberg News | January 15, 2021 | 7:36 am