Newcrest goes ahead with Gorbea project in Chile Company has exercised its option to enter the farm-in phase of its joint venture to develop the gold project by making a $500,000 payment to Mirasol. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 29, 2020 | 9:07 am
Ares to provide fluorspar for breakthrough technology The miner will start producing fluorspar lumps from material that was previously unsuitable for manufacture. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 29, 2020 | 9:05 am
Zimbabwe bans use of mercury in mining The ban will affect small-scale gold miners who produce more than half of the country's bullion output. Reuters | December 29, 2020 | 8:27 am
Top five China commodities to eye for growth in 2021 A China-led economic recovery should boost demand for copper, iron ore and gold in 2021 after covid-19 roiled global markets in 2020. Reuters | December 29, 2020 | 8:16 am
Cobalt may substitute platinum in fuel cells A team in the US designed a highly active catalyst for fuel cells that contains cobalt interspersed with nitrogen and carbon instead of platinum. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 29, 2020 | 7:00 am
US Gold Corp’s shares up on Wyoming project drill results CK Gold project is an advanced stage gold and copper exploration and development project located near Cheyenne. MINING.com Editor | December 28, 2020 | 2:15 pm
Major milestone for Mason Graphite at Lac Gueret Testing of lithium-ion batteries containing graphite has reached a key milestone for potential electric vehicle application. Carl A. Williams - The Northern Miner | December 28, 2020 | 1:00 pm
Was 2020 really so bad for oil? After spring’s sudden collapse, oil ends the year with renewed vigor. Bloomberg Opinion | December 28, 2020 | 12:34 pm
World Economic Forum tests blockchain for tracking carbon emissions The COT is focusing on tracing carbon emission in the copper value chain and tracks GHG emissions from the mine to the smelter. Carl A. Williams - The Northern Miner | December 28, 2020 | 11:00 am