February 28, 2021 Falcondo’s La Manaclita ferronickel project in the DR is a no-go Falcondo’s plan to mine the Loma Miranda area was considered controversial.
February 28, 2021 Minesa to reapply for environmental license in Colombia Owned by the government of Abu Dhabi, Minesa has said that it will continue to push for the Soto Norte gold project.
February 28, 2021 Tycoon Usmanov’s firms to build plant for greener iron products USM and Metalloinvest Holding Co.’s iron ore mine plan to make 2 million tons of hot-briquetted iron per year.
February 28, 2021 New sensor promises low-cost detection of methane emissions, leaks The ICLED-based sensor is able to detect methane concentrations as low as 0.1 parts per million.
February 26, 2021 Mexican mining chamber warns uncertainty to bring investment cuts Around a dozen companies are said to make their next investments elsewhere.
February 26, 2021 China continues dominance of rare earths markets to 2030, says Roskill In 2020, Chinese mines produced 110,000 tonnes of rare earths, which is more than 55% of total global mining output.
February 26, 2021 Zinc8 Energy completes $11.8m equity raise The Vancouver- based clean-energy startup is developing a zinc-based hybrid flow battery for large-scale electricity storage.
February 26, 2021 Alrosa puts walnut-size diamond up for sale The 242-carat diamond is one of the largest gem-quality ones mined by the Russian company since 2000.
February 26, 2021 Santacruz Silver to pay $20m for Zimapan mine in Mexico The Canadian miner’s subsidiary signed a definitive agreement to acquire the asset from Industrias Peñoles.
February 26, 2021 Canada losing ground on new mining projects – report The Mining Association of Canada says the total 10-year projected value of $82 billion for new projects remains nearly 50% below the 2014 level of $160 billion.
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