February 13, 2023

Cyber threats on the rise for resource industries

Traditional security is inadequate to protect industrial environments from rapidly evolving cyber threats, experts say.

February 13, 2023

Iron ore price drops on Chinese demand fears

"The profits of steel mills have not improved," Huatai Futures analysts said.

February 13, 2023

Vulcan Energy to mine 60% more German lithium than planned

It now targets 24,000 tonnes of lithium a year from its brine resource in Germany — 60% higher than its previous goal of 15,000 tonnes.

February 13, 2023

Discarded plastic bottles could become key components of li-ion batteries

Researchers have successfully upcycled waste PET plastic into polymer electrolytes, which are key components for safer lithium-ion batteries.

February 13, 2023

B2Gold to buy Sabina Gold & Silver for $824 million

Deal hands B2Gold the Back River Gold District property in Nunavut, Canada, which holds multiple high-potential mineralized zones.

February 10, 2023

Discoveries related to uranium oxide may support nuclear nonproliferation

US-based researchers examined four previously understudied phases of uranium oxide.

February 10, 2023

Panama says negotiations with First Quantum making headway

The main bone of contention centres on taxes and royalties the Canadian miner should pay to the government.

February 10, 2023

Torex Gold to spend up to $440 million on Media Luna project

The Mexican gold project was 15% complete by the end of 2022 and commercial production is anticipated in late 2024.

February 9, 2023

Untreated seawater can produce green hydrogen – study

Researchers have split seawater without pre-treatment to produce green hydrogen.

February 8, 2023

Fancy colour diamond prices up 3.9% in 2022

Prices for yellow diamonds climbed by 4.6% from the previous year, followed by a 3.9% rise in pinks and 1.8% in blues, the FCRF says.