NASA seeks to set law for space mining The agency is soliciting bids from explorers who are willing to finance their own trips to the moon and collect soil or rock samples without actually returning the material to earth. Bloomberg News | September 10, 2020 | 11:33 am
Group Eleven begins drilling at Ireland zinc project The company is also nearing plans for follow-up drilling at the PG West project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 10, 2020 | 10:38 am
OceanaGold extends mine life, boosts reserves at Macraes Life of the Macraes operation now extends to 2028, with 240,000 ounces of reserves added. Jackson Chen | September 10, 2020 | 9:43 am
Turquoise Hill stock tanks on Mongolia mine funding Turquoise Hill shares dropped 23% after controlling shareholder Rio Tinto announced a $500m debt deal for the troubled Oyu Tolgoi expansion. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 10, 2020 | 7:14 am
Lithium battery waste to grow recycling market – report IDTechEx estimates that just in 2020, 330 kt of waste Li-ion battery will be produced. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 10, 2020 | 6:30 am
BHP 30% by 2030 emissions reduction target fails to impress The miner has not set goals to cut its Scope 3 emissions — those indirectly generated by end-users. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 10, 2020 | 5:03 am
B2Gold completes Fekola mill expansion ahead of schedule The mill expansion at B2Gold's flagship Fekola mine in Mali will process 7.5 million tonnes of ore a year. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 10, 2020 | 3:45 am
Short seller says Northern Dynasty is “gaslighting investors” In a scathing report, JCap says Vancouver promotors of giant Pebble copper-gold mine in Alaska are lobbying for bonuses, not producing minerals. Frik Els | September 9, 2020 | 9:05 pm
Cornish hits high-grade tin-copper at South Crofty South Crofty is considered the most important tin mine in the UK and hosts one of the highest grade tin resources worldwide. Bruno Venditti | September 9, 2020 | 12:24 pm