Turquoise Hill seeks interim order against Rio over Mongolia mine funding

Moves aims to "protect viability" of Turquoise's funding strategy for the vast Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold-silver mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 28, 2021 | 6:48 am

Fast-charging EV batteries closer to hitting the market

Researchers at Penn State University have developed a lithium-iron-phosphate battery with a range of 250 miles.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 28, 2021 | 6:15 am

All the mines Tesla needs to build 20 million cars a year

Elon Musk has set a production target of 20 million vehicles annually before 2030. For starters: 23 Ambatovys at $8.5 billion a pop.

Frik Els | January 27, 2021 | 2:10 pm

Diamond trade is roaring back thanks to stuck-at-home shoppers

The boom is being driven by bumper holiday jewelry sales, particularly in the vital US and Chinese markets.

Bloomberg News | January 26, 2021 | 9:17 am

Barrick, Japan Gold step up southern exploration

Partners have secured rights to 18 new prospecting areas in the Asian country’s Hokusatsu Region.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 26, 2021 | 7:13 am

Sumitomo to book additional 30bn yen impairment on Madagascar nickel project

The Japanese trading house, which owns a 54.17% stake in the project, posted an impairment loss of 55 billion yen for the April-June quarter.

Reuters | January 25, 2021 | 9:27 am

Scientists develop anode-free zinc battery for storing renewable energy

In the anode-free battery, a zinc-rich cathode is the sole source for zinc plating onto a copper current collector.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 25, 2021 | 6:15 am

CHART: US spending less on electric cars than three years ago

New report shows US spending on electrified transport peaked in 2018 with Tesla Model 3 launch. Europe’s spending in 2020 was 4 times larger, surpassing China.

Frik Els | January 22, 2021 | 9:57 am

China bought most iron ore from Australia, Brazil in 2020, but imports from India up nearly 90%

Almost two-thirds of India's iron ore exports to China had less than 58% iron content.

Reuters | January 20, 2021 | 8:26 am

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