Agreement ends a year-long standoff over the gold mine's ownership and outlines plans to restart operations.

Ivanhoe Mines chairman says mining companies will have to be “real heroes” and governments will have to accept the industry if the world is to successfully transition to clean energy.

"Nearly $16 trillion would have to go into green-focused infrastructure to achieve decarbonisation targets, compared to $10 trillion in China during last supercycle.”

The Space Resources Week runs from April 19 to 22 as a free phygital event — combining physical and digital channels.

The new Canadian gold miner's shares opened at C$3.05 and closed almost 7.7% lower at C$2.4.

The system is expected to save 13.1 million liters of heavy fuel oil and help reduce CO2 emissions by 39,000 tonnes per year.