November 10, 2020 Rio Tinto, Bluejay to jointly explore for nickel in Finland Rio could earn up to a 75% interest in Bluejay's Enonkoski project by injecting $20 million over three stages.
November 6, 2020 Sumitomo to resume Ambatovy operations early 2021 The company also reported a record net loss of 60.2 billion yen ($583 million) for the first half of its financial year.
November 4, 2020 Norilsk Nickel board recommends 9-month 2020 dividend of $1.24bn Vladimir Potanin said the company should keep its dividends to a minimum, as it contends with the pandemic and a potential $2 billion environmental damages bill.
November 4, 2020 China targets 20% share of new energy vehicle sales by 2025 The plan, which covers the period from 2021 to 2035, will also see battery-electric vehicles dominating new vehicle sales by 2035.
November 3, 2020 Québec unveils $68m plan to promote critical and strategic minerals sector growth The province established a list of 22 minerals considered critical and strategic, and actions to encourage the expansion of CSM value chains.
November 1, 2020 The causes behind pyrite oxidation – and acid mine drainage Researchers at Penn State University say that if fracturing and erosion at the surface, and thus oxidation, occur slowly, acid mine drainage can be avoided.
October 30, 2020 Prairies Snapshot: Eight companies with interesting properties to watch Canada's Manitoba and Saskatchewan provinces are among the world’s premier jurisdictions for mining and mineral exploration.
October 29, 2020 NASA finds rare metal asteroid worth more than global economy The heavy-metal object, called “16 Psyche”, is worth $10,000 quadrillion. That's 70,000 times the world's economy.
October 29, 2020 Election will decide fate of Alaska mine, electric cars Oil drilling in the Arctic and the Pebble gold mine in Alaska aren’t actually on the ballot -- but they might as well be.
October 29, 2020 New coral species prized for mining potential Three species of black coral have been discovered on the seabed of the northern Pacific Ocean, an area where several countries have contracts to explore for metals including cobalt and…
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
