Lithium Chile allowed back to Laguna Blanca project Covid-19 restrictions in Chile hindered the miner’s ability to continue exploring the project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 14, 2021 | 6:13 am
Rio Tinto to keep New Zealand aluminum smelter until 2024 Power deal with Meridian Energy delays the likely closure of the facility by at least three years. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 14, 2021 | 3:58 am
Galan Lithium to acquire 80% of Greenbushes South The project is about 3km south of Greenbushes, the largest hard-rock lithium mine in the world. MINING.com Editor | January 13, 2021 | 3:20 pm
Russia for first time holds more gold than US dollars in $583 billion reserves The share of dollar assets dropped to 22%, down from more than 40% in 2018. Bloomberg News | January 13, 2021 | 2:38 pm
Appian CEO on principles for mining investment The commodities market is witnessing the sharpest rally in more than a decade. MINING.com Editor | January 13, 2021 | 12:29 pm
Elite diamond-buying club shrinks as De Beers culls old clients De Beers has cut off some of its long-term diamond buyers, marking one of the biggest shakeups in the way the miner sells gems. Bloomberg News | January 13, 2021 | 12:04 pm
Gran Colombia’s Segovia continues to deliver with over 220,000 oz gold in 2020 In 2019, the company produced a total of 239,991 oz gold, including 214,241 oz of gold from Segovia. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 13, 2021 | 11:25 am
Rhodium price roars above $20,000 in precious metals’ biggest rally Rhodium, used in engine exhausts to neutralize harmful nitrous oxides, has been in deficit for most of the last decade. Reuters | January 13, 2021 | 11:20 am
Copper Fox shares up on Van Dyke PEA Company announced results from an Preliminary Economic Assessment for its copper project in Arizona. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 13, 2021 | 10:56 am