Brazil prosecutors seek to block expansion of Anglo American mining dam Expansion in Minas Gerais state includes raising the height of a dam that contains mining tailings. Reuters | March 4, 2020 | 9:10 am
Rio emissions targets have investors, green groups up in arms Activist investors led by a Friends of the Earth's subsidiary have tabled a shareholder resolution calling for tougher goals. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2020 | 8:11 am
Talga receives environmental permit for Swedish graphite project The Vittangi project has a total JORC resource of 12.3Mt at 25.5% graphite which, according to Talga, is the highest resource grade of any JORC/NI 43-101 graphite deposit in the world. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 4, 2020 | 6:15 am
Lithium-ion batteries have a new rival – potassium metal US-based researchers found a solution to a persistent problem facing potassium metal batteries. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 4, 2020 | 6:10 am
Condor studying new options to develop La India Leading scenario is to proceed with the development of the main, permitted La India open pit. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2020 | 4:56 am
Coronavirus hits De Beers sales Company has deferred allocations due to the virus impact on customers focused on the Chinese market. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2020 | 3:55 am
Trump’s best shot at saving coal is an obscure power market In the past three months, regulators have disrupted ambitious plans to combat climate change in electric grids. Bloomberg News | March 3, 2020 | 4:54 pm
Brazil presents prospectivity mapping for 4 new areas The catalog identifies zinc, lead and copper and gold in the northwest of Ceará State. Bruno Venditti | March 3, 2020 | 4:43 pm
Platinum to remain in surplus despite auto rebound – WPIC World Platinum Investment Council says that surplus will rise to 119,000 ounces in 2020. Reuters | March 3, 2020 | 4:40 pm