December 4, 2020 China to allow Australian coal cargo ashore despite ban It remains uncertain whether the unloadings are exceptions to meet specific demand or a sign of a broader unfreezing.
December 4, 2020 Trump to sell Arctic oil rights days before Biden sworn in Any investment in Arctic refuge oil rights is unlikely to see action over the next four years.
December 4, 2020 Seabridge grows footprint in BC with Pretivm asset buy The company has acquired Pretivm's Snowfield project for $105 million.
December 4, 2020 Standard Lithium makes better-than-battery-quality lithium carbonate The Vancouver-based company completed the start-to-finish proof of concept of its lithium processing technology.
December 4, 2020 Barrick, Japan Gold to expand Mizobe-Onoyama project Japan Gold signed a JV for three mining rights licenses that adjoin the Barrick Alliance Mizobe-Onoyama project.
December 4, 2020 Glencore taps coal head Gary Nagle as new CEO Announcement came as the Swiss firm revealed an ambitious plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
December 3, 2020 Innu communities sign Reconciliation and Collaboration Agreement with IOC IOC, majority owned by Rio Tinto, operations are integrated across a mine and processing plant in Labrador City, Newfoundland and a port and stockpile in Sept-Iles, Quebec.
December 3, 2020 Not enough class 1 nickel in the pipeline – Sherritt CEO Carmakers are coming to appreciate the difference between the mining industry and the automobile industry.
December 3, 2020 US metals and mining industry M&A deals total $1.59bn in Q3 2020 The valuation is a decrease of 13% from the previous quarter, and also marks a drop of 10.9% in comparison to the last four-quarter average of $1.79 billion.
December 3, 2020 Chinese rare earth metals surge in price November saw the prices of all major Chinese-sourced rare earths spike, but especially those used in magnets.
US in talks with Brazil on rare earth partnership: FT Some diplomats and lobbyists see a "chance of a deal" materializing, Financial Times said, citing officials involved in talks. January 18, 2026 | 10:42 am
