Australia’s Downer suspends plan to sell mining services arm as coronavirus pounds markets The is not the first M&A deal to fall apart from the growing uncertainty arising from the virus outbreak. Reuters | March 15, 2020 | 8:20 pm
Exploration expenditure flattens in BC – survey Investors are broadening their focus from gold toward copper, silver and nickel. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 15, 2020 | 11:14 am
Air-metal batteries for EVs get a boost Researchers developed a new catalyst that eliminates the need to use platinum in the air cathode. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 15, 2020 | 7:00 am
Santa Cruz halts operations in Zacatecas The miner is dealing with permitting issues incurred in by the previous owner of the Santa Cruz operation. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 15, 2020 | 6:30 am
Vale adds sustainability goals to long-term compensation The move comes as Vale's reputation was hurt after its tailings dam at Brumadinho burst in January last year. Reuters | March 15, 2020 | 6:00 am
IAMGOLD employee tests positive for Covid-19, company shuts down Toronto office The employee attended a couple of company gatherings and the Northern Ontario Night, a side event of the PDAC conference. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 14, 2020 | 6:53 pm
INTERVIEW: Paul Murphy, manager – South America, Mining Plus In order to facilitate communication between the Mining Plus offices, the company have started paying for English classes for South American employees. Global Business Reports | March 14, 2020 | 1:01 pm
INTERVIEW: Jamie Levy, president & CEO, Generation Mining Generation Mining is a mining explorer and developer with a focus in platinum group metals and specifically palladium. Global Business Reports | March 14, 2020 | 12:19 pm
Filtering technology increases speed, recovery rates from lithium brines The technology is expected to be commercialized soon by US-based EnergyX. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 14, 2020 | 11:03 am