Researchers develop method to recover palladium, silver from industrial waste A team at Kanazawa University discovered how to selectively adsorb silver and palladium ions from aqueous acidic waste. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 21, 2020 | 6:25 am
USNC-Power to develop Canada’s first small modular reactor Following the federal government’s release of the country’s Small Modular Reactor Action Plan, USNC-Power said it will continue to develop its Micro Modular Reactor. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 21, 2020 | 6:15 am
Excelsior produces first copper cathode at Gunnison The company in-situ recovery operation is expected to sell the first copper cathodes in January 2021. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 21, 2020 | 5:59 am
Illegal mining, drugs fund thousands of criminals operating in Venezuela The head of the Colombian military said that almost 1,500 members of organized crime groups are now operating from Venezuela. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 20, 2020 | 2:14 pm
US court rules farmers’ case against Newmont must be heard in Peru NGO EarthRights International says the decision fails to acknowledge corruption is rampant in the Peruvian court system. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 20, 2020 | 2:00 pm
Brief strike ends at Canada’s Westshore coal terminal The terminal is a key export center for Teck Resources. Reuters | December 20, 2020 | 9:44 am
Australia forecasts drop in coal output under pressure from Chinese curbs Australia's coal exports have been hit by delays at Chinese ports amid a growing row between the two countries. Reuters | December 20, 2020 | 9:34 am
Landslide at Vale mine in Brazil kills person near location of 2019 dam disaster Vale said it was cooperating with authorities in finding the cause of the landslide. Reuters | December 20, 2020 | 9:18 am
How zinc can be extracted from waste ash Swedish researchers separated zinc from fly ash by treating waste with an acid wash. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 20, 2020 | 7:00 am