Tension in India over plan to turn Goa into coal hub Opponents say New Delhi's projects would cut through ecologically sensitive areas, such as the Mollem National Park. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 14, 2021 | 7:05 am
Barrick quarterly output gets boost from Dominican Republic mine Output at the Pueblo Viejo gold mine rose 23% to 159,000 ounces of gold. Reuters | January 14, 2021 | 6:27 am
Defense Metals to investigate Wicheeda REE mineralization upgrade The miner wants to use XRT sorting to increase head-grade, flotation concentrate and hydrometallurgical feed streams. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 14, 2021 | 6:15 am
Lithium Chile allowed back to Laguna Blanca project Covid-19 restrictions in Chile hindered the miner’s ability to continue exploring the project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 14, 2021 | 6:13 am
RPMGlobal kicks off 2021 with the first major sale of Strategic Design Optimizer Company has completed the first sale of its new parametric design product, the Strategic Design Optimizer, following successful beta testing. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 14, 2021 | 4:56 am
Rio Tinto to keep New Zealand aluminum smelter until 2024 Power deal with Meridian Energy delays the likely closure of the facility by at least three years. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 14, 2021 | 3:58 am
Galan Lithium to acquire 80% of Greenbushes South The project is about 3km south of Greenbushes, the largest hard-rock lithium mine in the world. MINING.com Editor | January 13, 2021 | 3:20 pm
Russia for first time holds more gold than US dollars in $583 billion reserves The share of dollar assets dropped to 22%, down from more than 40% in 2018. Bloomberg News | January 13, 2021 | 2:38 pm
Capital investments in Canadian upstream oil and gas to increase in 2021 Upstream oil and gas investments in British Columbia are expected to increase by about $C1 billion this year. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 13, 2021 | 2:38 pm