Scotgold pours first gold at Scotland’s only commercial mine

Commercial production at Cononish mine will begin in early 2021.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 1, 2020 | 4:16 am

Cobalt demand from battery industry expected to grow in the next five years – report

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence says that positive sentiment around battery demand for cobalt chemicals is outweighing the bearish sentiment around metal demand from traditional markets.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 29, 2020 | 11:00 am

Scientists find ideal conditions to produce high nickel-based batteries

The automotive industry has become interested in the use of high-Ni batteries for electric vehicles but their cathodes are prone to reactivity and instability when exposed to humidity.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 29, 2020 | 7:00 am

Kazatomprom posts 138% jump in Q3 profit

The world's biggest uranium miner profit rose to 90.675-billion tenge ($214-million) from 38.026 billion tenge a year earlier.

Reuters | November 27, 2020 | 8:17 am

Scrap metal demand to grow over next two decades – report

According to Wood Mackenzie, consumer and investor pressures asking for recycled content are starting to change the scrap metal market.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 27, 2020 | 6:20 am

EU to secure access to 30 critical raw materials

The European Raw Materials Alliance will focus on increasing domestic production and promoting recycling of vital elements, particularly rare earths.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2020 | 3:58 am

Dubai gets Arab Gulf’s first, and perhaps last, coal power plant

Dubai is starting up the $3.4 billion Hassyan coal plant, with capacity being increased from an initial 600 mega watts to 2,400 by 2023.

Bloomberg News | November 26, 2020 | 2:51 pm

Business rights or human rights? Swiss vote shines spotlight on companies

Glencore has become the unwilling poster child of a campaign to change the constitution so Swiss companies are liable at home for human rights abuses or environmental harm they cause abroad.

Reuters | November 26, 2020 | 8:56 am

Savannah’s Portugal lithium project moves to next permitting phase

Mina do Barroso is expected to become Europe’s first significant producer of spodumene, a hard-rock form of lithium.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 26, 2020 | 3:07 am

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