VW plans to tap electric car batteries to compete with power firms
Volkswagen's expansion in electric cars will open up new business opportunities in storing and managing energy.
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Teck targets 33% carbon reduction by 2030
The move comes just weeks after Teck walked away from plans to build the $15 billion Frontier oilsands mine.
Wheaton hikes dividend on record gold output
Company has declared its first quarterly dividend for 2020 of $0.10 per share, an 11% increase over last period.
Gold price drops more than $80 an ounce
Gold price loses immunity to global financial markets carnage, recording one of the worst one day falls in futures trading history.
Rio Tinto to pay ex-CEO’s deferred bonus with interest
UK investigated payments to a consultant when Sam Walsh was the head of Rio's iron ore group.
Indonesia targets 11% increase in processed nickel output in 2020
Indonesia targets to produce this year 2.02 million tonnes of processed nickel, such as nickel pig iron and ferronickel.
Disruption: The new normal
What was surprising about PDAC 2020 was how many people actually showed up, even with Covid-19 ripping around the world.
Alrosa relaxes payment terms for diamond contracts amid coronavirus
The world's largest producer of rough diamonds in carat terms fell in February as the risks related to the spread of the virus hit demand for gemstones.
Japan can’t quit its coal habit, nine years after Fukushima
Nine years after the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, the street lined by the trees is still uninhabitable.
