Data centers will likely provide boost to nuclear energy, says Cameco CEO Overall, power use from the thousands of giant computing warehouses that comprise data centers is expected to triple globally this year. Reuters | April 30, 2024 | 10:33 am
Antarctic volcano emits $6,000 worth of gold daily Mount Erebus spews around 80 grams of gold into the frigid air of Antarctica daily, IFLScience reported. Staff Writer | April 30, 2024 | 10:16 am
Li-FT touts best lithium assay yet at target near Yellowknife The company is eyeing an initial resource for Q3. Blair McBride | April 30, 2024 | 9:45 am
Highlander Silver gets funding for new project bought from SSR Mining Funding has been negotiated with members of the Lundin family as well as Canadian mining billionaires Richard Warke and Eric Sprott. Staff Writer | April 30, 2024 | 8:44 am
G-7 nations to agree on first half of 2030s for coal phase-out The US, UK, Germany, France, Canada, Japan and Italy agreed on the date after talks on Monday held under Italy’s presidency. Bloomberg News | April 30, 2024 | 8:26 am
Anglo under pressure to reveal plans to fend off BHP as Elliott hikes stake UBS, the adviser for BHP, has begun scheduling meetings with fund managers this week to fine-tune a revised proposal for Anglo. Reuters | April 30, 2024 | 8:20 am
As BHP weighs firm bid for Anglo, investors fret over cherry-picking assets BHP Group can't cherry-pick Anglo American assets without paying a hefty premium, Anglo investors told Reuters. Reuters | April 30, 2024 | 8:03 am
Barrick’s Mali mine feeds Russian war machine, advocacy group says The operator of the Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex increased tax, royalty and dividend payments to the Malian government by almost half to $380.7 million last year. Colin McClelland | April 30, 2024 | 7:59 am
Nyrstar to resume zinc production at Dutch smelter in May The Budel smelter, with a capacity to produce 315,000 metric tons per year, was suspended in the second half of January. Reuters | April 30, 2024 | 7:56 am