Rio Tinto ready for talks over Bougainville mine
The stance marks a change from April, when Rio rebuffed a request for a review of health and safety concerns at the giant copper mine.
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Vale suspends waste disposal operations at Viga plant
Activities at the Viga mine are unaffected, company said.
Lucapa’s sale fresh sign of diamond market recovery
The miner and its partners in Angola have sold $5.6 million worth of diamonds from the Lulo mine, in a fresh sign that the market is slowly improving.
New copper composite to support wider EV adoption
US-based researchers produced a lighter weight conductive material by depositing and aligning carbon nanotubes on flat copper substrates.
First LiSTR direct lithium extraction facility in US open
LiSTR is an environmentally friendly technology that selectively extracts lithium ions from tail brine.
Piedmont Lithium stock soars on confirmed Tesla deal
Piedmont had accidentally released the five-year agreement last week, following the hyped “Tesla Battery Days.”
Lion One updates PEA on high-grade operation in Fiji
Preliminary economic assessment for the Tuvatu alkaline gold project suggests a high-grade, 1,000 t/d underground operation.
Great Bear reports wide, shallow gold intervals from the LP fault
The drill highlights include 39.8 metres of 4.61 g/t gold starting at 117.2 metres and 63.6 metres of 3.22 g/t gold from 221.6 metres in hole BR-166.
Renewables may see a boost under a Biden presidency – report
Coal, on the other hand, may see darker days.