SQM says relations with indigenous communities are improving SQM said it is is making progress in improving relations with the communities that live around the Atacama salt flat. Reuters | January 17, 2021 | 11:35 am
Crystallex closer to being paid off by Venezuela The Canadian miner received a favourable ruling related to the gold mine that the Hugo Chávez regime expropriated back in 2008. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 17, 2021 | 10:58 am
Vedanta reopens Gamsberg zinc mine in South Africa The Gamsberg mine was closed in November after the pit wall collapsed. Reuters | January 17, 2021 | 9:22 am
Hardy bacteria turn out to be good cobalt miners Geobacter could become the basis of new biotechnology to reclaim and recycle cobalt from lithium-ion batteries. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 17, 2021 | 7:22 am
More than precious: silver’s role in the new energy era Long known as a precious metal, silver also has industrial applications metal for an eco-friendly future. Nicholas LePan - Visual Capitalist | January 15, 2021 | 3:07 pm
Nornickel joins blockchain network for responsible minerals sourcing RSBN is an industry collaboration across the minerals supply chain using blockchain technology to support responsible sourcing and production practices from mine to market. MINING.com Editor | January 15, 2021 | 2:54 pm
Hope for British Columbia’s New Prosperity project? Tsilhqot’in support Taseko’s application for extension to environmental certificate. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 15, 2021 | 1:20 pm
Miner gets closer to producing ‘green’ lithium for EV batteries Australian startup Vulcan Energy claims it can produce battery-grade lithium without emitting carbon dioxide. Bloomberg News | January 15, 2021 | 12:00 pm
Trevali to restart Caribou mine The company expects to return to mining in early February 2021, with first payable zinc production expected by the end of March. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 15, 2021 | 10:50 am