December 21, 2022 Researchers chart environmentally friendlier methods to produce nitrogen fertilizer Scientists are proposing the idea of ditching coal and natural gas to produce nitrogen fertilizer.
December 20, 2022 Lithium Americas buys Arena Minerals in $227 million deal Deal seeks to combine two neighbouring lithium projects operated by the companies in the Pastos Grandes basin in Argentina.
December 20, 2022 New model allows for balancing rare plant protection, mine development Researchers at Utah State University are mapping out strategies that allow balancing the emerging demand for mining and energy development projects on the Colorado Plateau.
December 20, 2022 Teck sells closed Quintette coal mine for $120 million The buyer, Conuma Resources, is a steelmaking coal producer based in northeast British Columbia, where the mine is located.
December 19, 2022 Ivanhoe Mines hits back at Sentry, Globe and Mail reports on police search of Vancouver office Police searched the miner's office in November 2021 seeking information on $2.7 million in bank transfers from Ivanhoe to a Swiss bank account in connection with contracts for its Congolese…
December 19, 2022 Gold may be the solution to foggy glasses The soon-to-be patented coating has been created by researchers at ETH Zurich.
December 19, 2022 Newcrest CEO leaves Australia’s top gold miner Chief financial officer Sherry Duhe has become Newcrest’s interim chief executive while the company searches for a new leader.
December 18, 2022 Autonomous mining vehicle developer gets $38m to fuel expansion plans SafeAI is a company that retrofits construction and mining vehicles with aftermarket hardware and proprietary autonomy software.
December 18, 2022 Transparency International denounces lack of clarity in Cobre Panamá’s negotiations “The case of Minera Panamá is a clear example of the lack of transparency displayed by several administrations, including the current one,” TI said in a media statement.
December 16, 2022 Rio Tinto secures direct control of Oyu Tolgoi mine Rio Tinto now has a 66% direct ownership over the world’s largest known copper and gold deposit, located in Mongolia.
How a reclusive ex-Glencore trader became Indonesia’s nickel king Arif Kurniawan has gone from earning paychecks at Glencore to controlling approximately a third of his country’s domestic trade in nickel ore. December 28, 2025 | 03:25 pm