Cryptozoic mineral may help create next-gen fuel cells, super-capacitors, aircraft engines
Scientists have started using shungite, a Precambrian rock consisting of almost 100% carbon, to produce new composite materials.
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Mining People: Benchmark Metals, Endeavour Silver, Filo Mining, Montage Gold
Key moves in the mining sector.
Lucapa finds Angola mine’s sixth-largest white diamond
The 160-carat white Type IIa diamond, recovered from Lulo mine, is the sixth-largest found at the operation to date.
Turquoise Hill’s fifth largest investor rejects Rio Tinto’s bid
Sailingstone Capital Partners won't vote in favour of Rio Tinto’s intended $3.3bn takeover of the Canadian miner.
Colombia may require environmental licenses for mining exploration
Colombia currently only requires environmental permissions for projects in the exploitation and production phases.
Silver miners’ Q2 2022 fundamentals
Silver miners are faring way-better fundamentally than their radically-oversold stock prices suggest.
Barrick Gold to sell royalty portfolio to Maverix Metals for $60 million
The Portfolio consists of 22 royalties on the production of minerals from mines in North America, South America, Australia and Africa.
Moody’s cuts metals price calls amid slowing global growth
Production has lagged demand, and supply chain issues have further disrupted production.
Metals rout deepens as China lockdowns add to growth fears
A wave of risk aversion hit markets on Thursday, dragging copper down to near a one-month low.
