Tesla boom lifts Norway’s electric car sales to record market share
Almost 60% of all new cars sold in Norway in March were fully electric, a global record as the country seeks to end fossil-fueled vehicles sales by 2025.
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Plans for logging, mining near British Columbia parks spark concern
Cross-border concerns about mineral exploration and logging in British Columbia's Skagit River watershed may put a long-simmering campaign to close a hole in the middle of two provincial parks back on the front burner.
Gold bugs with ‘FOMO’ ditch largest ETF to get in on stock rally
Investors are yanking money out of gold exchange-traded funds as hints of improving global growth and surging stocks lure them into riskier assets.
MMG joins Glencore, ERG reviewing Congo plans after tax hike
Congo collected $1.57 billion of revenue from mining companies last year, almost double the previous year, mostly in profit tax and royalties.
Saudi Arabia’s gold miner plans to be a global top-20 supplier
Saudi Arabian Mining Co. plans to boost gold output from about 415,000 ounces this year to one million by 2025.
American Manganese’s lithium-ion battery recycling technology granted patent
The company said the granting of the patent comes at a time of surging demand for lithium-ion batteries as part of the trend towards ‘the electrification of everything.'
Collegiate Mining Competition remembers fallen miners
Virginia City, where the competition was held, hosts the largest strike in the world.
Barrick upbeat about new DRC president’s stance on mining, investment
The company said Felix Tshisekedi had confirmed his intention of working with miners to keep growing the Central African nation’s gold sector.
ISIS claims kidnapping and killing Canadian geologist in Burkina Faso
In the he latest issue of propaganda newsletter Al-Naba, ISIS took responsibility for the abduction and murder of Halifax, Nova Scotia-based Kirk Woodman.