Australian miners can source equipment to continue operating amid pandemic The Competition and Consumer Commission made the decision so that mining operations are not hampered. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 27, 2020 | 6:30 am
Nano One’s cathode materials get thumbs up from automakers The Vancouver-based company produces high-performance lithium-ion battery cathode materials using low-cost proprietary technology. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 27, 2020 | 6:15 am
Silvercorp to buy Guyana Goldfields in $75m deal This transaction will create a new globally diversified precious metals producer. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 27, 2020 | 2:57 am
UN tribunal rules against Canada’s Edgewater in legal battle with Spain The miner wanted to recover the $35 million it had invested in the Corcoesto gold project prior to it being refused license to operate. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 26, 2020 | 12:55 pm
Six workers at Fortuna Silver Mines’ Peruvian operation test positive for covid-19 The six people have been isolated and are being monitored by medical personnel. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 26, 2020 | 10:24 am
China’s Yunnan launches 800,000 T metals stockpiling drive The funds will be used to cover interests on bank loans taken out for the one-year stockpiling drive, which will include copper, aluminium, lead, zinc, tin, among others. Reuters | April 26, 2020 | 9:02 am
Scientists turn waste polymer into battery components The new technology involves microwaves and was tested in lithium-ion and sodium-ion battery cells. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 26, 2020 | 7:00 am
INTERVIEW – Nana Bompeh Sangmuah CEO, Roscan Gold Company faces challenge with the jihadist movement in Burkina Faso and northern Mali. Global Business Reports | April 25, 2020 | 12:57 pm
Glencore denies union claim S. Africa smelter workers had fake permits Glencore said the workers were escorted to a local police station, but that all their work permits were valid. Reuters | April 24, 2020 | 3:09 pm