RPMGlobal kicks off 2021 with the first major sale of Strategic Design Optimizer Company has completed the first sale of its new parametric design product, the Strategic Design Optimizer, following successful beta testing. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 14, 2021 | 4:56 am
Rio Tinto to keep New Zealand aluminum smelter until 2024 Power deal with Meridian Energy delays the likely closure of the facility by at least three years. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 14, 2021 | 3:58 am
Galan Lithium to acquire 80% of Greenbushes South The project is about 3km south of Greenbushes, the largest hard-rock lithium mine in the world. MINING.com Editor | January 13, 2021 | 3:20 pm
Russia for first time holds more gold than US dollars in $583 billion reserves The share of dollar assets dropped to 22%, down from more than 40% in 2018. Bloomberg News | January 13, 2021 | 2:38 pm
Capital investments in Canadian upstream oil and gas to increase in 2021 Upstream oil and gas investments in British Columbia are expected to increase by about $C1 billion this year. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 13, 2021 | 2:38 pm
KAZ Minerals investor pushes board to scrap $2.4bn buyout The offer from Chairman Oleg Novachuk’s Nova Resources BV doesn’t attribute any value to its growth projects, RWC said. Bloomberg News | January 13, 2021 | 12:54 pm
Visualizing China’s dominance in rare earth metals Graphic from CSIS China Power Project tracks China’s exports in 2019, providing a glimpse of the country’s dominating presence in the global supply chain. Govind Bhutada - Visual Capitalist | January 13, 2021 | 12:39 pm
Appian CEO on principles for mining investment The commodities market is witnessing the sharpest rally in more than a decade. MINING.com Editor | January 13, 2021 | 12:29 pm
Elite diamond-buying club shrinks as De Beers culls old clients De Beers has cut off some of its long-term diamond buyers, marking one of the biggest shakeups in the way the miner sells gems. Bloomberg News | January 13, 2021 | 12:04 pm