Tech companies join forces to promote ethical sourcing of minerals
A blockchain and an ethical sourcing platform are working to verify the origin of minerals used in tech.
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Sirius inks fertilizer supply deal with Qatar’s Muntajat amid Moors project worries
The future of the company and its huge fertilizer project beneath the park were thrown into doubt last month, after Sirius’ $2.5 billion funding plan failed.
Majority of firms fail at conflict minerals due diligence
A Responsible Sourcing Network study analyzed 215 companies’ disclosures.
Power restored at First Cobalt’s Ontario refinery
First Cobalt has already received financial backing from Swiss mining giant Glencore to study recommissioning the refinery.
Tri Origin inks second agreement with De Beers
The new deal is for Tri Origin’s Nipissing Cobalt project.
StrikePoint drills 102 g/t Au, 356 g/t Ag at Willoughby
StrikePoint only acquired the Willoughby property this spring and started exploration in July.
Britain’s James Dyson scraps electric car project
Dyson said his engineers had built a "fantastic car" and that the project was not being closed due to any failures in research and development.
Ukraine seeks to add Ferrexpo CEO to international wanted list
Billionaire Kostyantin Zhevago was named as a suspect in absentia and investigators have begun court proceedings to find him.
Gold falls as Fed’s Kaplan says rate cuts should be restrained
Federal Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan introduced some caution to investor enthusiasm that has sent gold holdings in ETFs to their longest streak of gains in a decade.
