Botswana names Canadian firm as preferred bidder for copper mine The African country picked Premium Nickel Resources as the preferred bidder for its shuttered copper mining group BCL Ltd. Bloomberg News | February 14, 2021 | 9:16 am
Lithium could help control extreme heat in future fusion facilities Injecting pellets of lithium into a tokamak’s divertor could help control high-risk conditions. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 14, 2021 | 6:55 am
MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week A roundup of the biggest stories of the week. MINING.com Editor | February 12, 2021 | 10:00 pm
US judge will not stop land transfer for Rio Tinto mine in Arizona The judge’s decision is likely to escalate the clash between members of Arizona’s San Carlos Apache Tribe, who consider the land home to deities, and Rio and minority partner BHP Reuters | February 12, 2021 | 2:35 pm
Polyus switches 90% of its energy consumption to renewables Company expects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in 2021 by almost half. MINING.com Editor | February 12, 2021 | 2:07 pm
Nickel price: Indonesia confirms Tesla talks An Indonesian official has confirmed earlier reports that the government will begin early talks with Tesla. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 12, 2021 | 11:40 am
RANKED: World’s top 10 copper mining projects – 2021 These 10 development projects will play a major role in setting the copper price for the next decade. MINING.com Editor | February 12, 2021 | 10:54 am
Timing gold stock trades The gold miners’ stocks are ultimately leveraged plays on gold. Adam Hamilton - Zeal Intelligence | February 12, 2021 | 10:53 am
Yamana, Agnico Eagle ok $1.3bn in construction at Canadian Malartic The underground project will extend the life of Canada’s largest operating open pit gold mine – to 2039. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 12, 2021 | 10:10 am