December 29, 2020 Zimbabwe bans use of mercury in mining The ban will affect small-scale gold miners who produce more than half of the country's bullion output.
December 29, 2020 Cobalt may substitute platinum in fuel cells A team in the US designed a highly active catalyst for fuel cells that contains cobalt interspersed with nitrogen and carbon instead of platinum.
December 28, 2020 US Gold Corp’s shares up on Wyoming project drill results CK Gold project is an advanced stage gold and copper exploration and development project located near Cheyenne.
December 28, 2020 Major milestone for Mason Graphite at Lac Gueret Testing of lithium-ion batteries containing graphite has reached a key milestone for potential electric vehicle application.
December 28, 2020 World Economic Forum tests blockchain for tracking carbon emissions The COT is focusing on tracing carbon emission in the copper value chain and tracks GHG emissions from the mine to the smelter.
December 28, 2020 Anti-mining activists attack Curimining worker in Ecuador Curimining is developing the Curipamba copper-gold project, held by Canada’s Adventus Mining and Salazar Resources.
December 28, 2020 Metso Outotec sells aluminum business The Finnish company reached a deal with France’s REEL International.
December 28, 2020 Diamonds may power electrical grid, EVs more efficiently US-based researchers propose the idea of using diamonds as ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors.
December 27, 2020 Worker at Ekati diamond mine in Canada’s North tests positive for covid-19 Dominion Diamond Mines said contact tracing has been performed and no one else is at risk.
December 27, 2020 Spanish cities oppose exploration at Emerita project Paymogo and Puebla de Guzmán said that exploration is forbidden in La Romanera, part of the company’s Iberian Belt West polymetallic project.
Congo pitches new $29 billion iron ore and logistics project The first phase of the project would require the construction of heavy rail and transport on the Congo River. January 13, 2026 | 10:11 am
