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Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals to build copper-cobalt mine in Zambia

The Mingomba deposit hosts average copper grades about six times higher than those found in Chile, the world’s top producer.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 14, 2022 | 6:16 am

Albemarle to build $180m US lithium research centre

The lithium giant anticipates creating at least 200 jobs at…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 14, 2022 | 3:53 am

Fusion is nuclear power without the meltdowns and radioactive waste

Nuclear fusion, the process US researchers successfully demonstrated this month,…

Bloomberg News | December 13, 2022 | 12:58 pm

Global miners’ ESG strategies show ‘concerning’ lack of focus on gender

A report by Stratum and Digbee shows that gender is…

Staff Writer | December 13, 2022 | 6:50 am

Western countries forge green alliance for getting electric vehicle minerals

Announced at the COP15 talks on biodiversity in Montreal, the…

Reuters | December 12, 2022 | 1:45 pm

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Copper price bounces back after hitting six-month low

Copper prices are tumbling as miners in the top producing nation gird to fight for bigger bonuses, setting the stage for labor strife that raises the risk of supply disruptions.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 20, 2021 | 8:23 am

Jet, diesel fuel from ethanol now easier to produce

Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, LanzaTech and Oregon State University have made it easier to convert alcohol sourced from renewable or industrial waste gases into jet or diesel fuel.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 20, 2021 | 6:06 am

Copper price hits six-month low as China reins in growth, covid fears rise

Mining stocks also slid, with BHP down more than 18% from the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan down 16%, and Glencore down 12%.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 19, 2021 | 9:46 am

Iron ore price dives 13% on Fed, Chinese growth worries

Prices are more than 40% below a record high reached three months ago.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 19, 2021 | 9:04 am

Nuclear plant in Alabama now uses 3D-printed components

The Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant has become one of the first plants in the world to use 3D-printed fuel assembly brackets.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 19, 2021 | 6:06 am

Gold Snapshot: Eight Canadian companies on the global hunt

Buoyed by the strong gold price, exploration and production continue to rise.

Marilyn Scales - The Northern Miner | August 18, 2021 | 12:07 pm

Gold price steadies ahead of Fed minutes

"We think gold may be stalled in front of $1,800 an ounce," one analyst said.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 18, 2021 | 10:50 am

Palantir buys gold bars as hedge against ‘black swan event’

The company spent $50.7 million this month on gold, part of an unusual investment strategy that also includes startups, blank-check companies and possibly Bitcoin.

Bloomberg News | August 18, 2021 | 9:14 am

Clayton Valley lithium project in Nevada gets federal approval for operations

Pure Energy Minerals is developing the 9,450-hectare project, which adjoins and surrounds Albemarle's Silver Peak lithium brine mine.

MINING.com Editor | August 17, 2021 | 12:19 pm

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