Minesa to reapply for environmental license in Colombia Owned by the government of Abu Dhabi, Minesa has said that it will continue to push for the Soto Norte gold project. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 28, 2021 | 10:42 am
Tycoon Usmanov’s firms to build plant for greener iron products USM and Metalloinvest Holding Co.’s iron ore mine plan to make 2 million tons of hot-briquetted iron per year. Bloomberg News | February 28, 2021 | 8:58 am
New sensor promises low-cost detection of methane emissions, leaks The ICLED-based sensor is able to detect methane concentrations as low as 0.1 parts per million. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 28, 2021 | 8:00 am
Northern Dynasty to appeal latest negative Pebble permit decision The US Army Corps of Engineers has accepted the request to appeal the latest refusal to grant a water licence to the copper-gold-molybdenum project. Northern Miner Staff | February 28, 2021 | 7:26 am
Mexican mining chamber warns uncertainty to bring investment cuts Around a dozen companies are said to make their next investments elsewhere. Reuters | February 26, 2021 | 1:15 pm
Nickel, cobalt price: 10 charts show China’s grip on battery supply chain to last decades Beijing's response to Biden executive order on critical minerals: "Artificial efforts to shift these chains and to decouple is not realistic." Frik Els | February 26, 2021 | 12:12 pm
China continues dominance of rare earths markets to 2030, says Roskill In 2020, Chinese mines produced 110,000 tonnes of rare earths, which is more than 55% of total global mining output. Carl A. Williams - The Northern Miner | February 26, 2021 | 11:53 am
Zinc8 Energy completes $11.8m equity raise The Vancouver- based clean-energy startup is developing a zinc-based hybrid flow battery for large-scale electricity storage. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | February 26, 2021 | 11:30 am
MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Freeport to expand US copper mines as Biden moves to electrify the nation; Minnesota court hands victory to PolyMet copper-nickel project; Sibanye-Stillwater to invest in European lithium company. MINING.com Editor | February 26, 2021 | 11:24 am