Volkswagen invests USD$100m in solid-state battery research firm
Sold-state batteries have been made with ceramics and glass.
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Cashed-up bargain hunter SSR is on the prowl for next gold mine
The firm, formerly known as Silver Standard Resources, changed its name to reflect its tilt toward gold after acquiring the Marigold mine in Nevada in 2014.
South Africa coal terminal boosts productivity with $98m upgrade
South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal has boosted productivity after a 1.34 billion rand ($98 million) machinery upgrade, the firm said on Thursday.
First new all-electric mine dumps diesel; cuts costs, pollution
Hundreds of feet below thick forest blanketing the Canadian Shield, a squad of near-silent, battery-powered machines are tunneling toward gold in an experiment to ditch diesel.
Trump vows to open Minnesota’s Superior National Forest to mines
Trumps administration will soon be “taking the first steps” to rescind a move made by the Obama administration to put the national forest off limits to industry activity.
Zambia aiming for power prices that reflect costs by end 2018
The new measure will affect global mining firms including First Quantum Minerals, Glencore, Barrick Gold Corp and Vedanta Resources which currently pay a flat rate of 9.30 cents/kWh.
Miner Petropavlovsk’s biggest shareholder outlines his case for change
Petropavlovsk's largest shareholder, who is calling for an overhaul of the board, plans to sell the company's stake in an iron ore unit and draw up gold sector deals.
Trade worries aside, copper price has further to fall
"Metals markets are well supplied and weaker demand from China will prove too strong a headwind for prices," says new report.
Cobalt explorers see Congo mine law offset by price, high grades
Junior miners exploring for cobalt in the DRC reckon increased prices and the country’s high-grade deposits will offset the added costs of new legislation larger companies have opposed.
