Mining industry risk aversion could slow the pace of energy transition — report Wood Mackenzie argues that it appears the mining industry is erring on the side of indecision. MINING.com Editor | May 4, 2021 | 3:21 pm
Chile to fuel green hydrogen boom with $300 million fund Green hydrogen is shaping up to be an alternative to fossil fuels in industrial operations and transportation. Bloomberg News | May 4, 2021 | 1:59 pm
Largo Resources taps Brazil in vanadium battery push The company should begin delivering its first vanadium batteries next year, it says. Reuters | May 4, 2021 | 12:20 pm
Benchmark signs deal with three First Nations for Lawyers project in BC Company signed a definitive agreement with the Tsay Key Dene Nation, Kwadcha Nation and Takla Nation to advance its flagship project in British Columbia. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 4, 2021 | 12:15 pm
Denison moves to lock down 100% of Wheeler River project Company delivered an offer to acquire a 100% interest in JCU Exploration Company for $32.5 million in cash. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 4, 2021 | 11:19 am
Civil society groups urge halt to Barrick’s Pueblo Viejo expansion Barrick has proposed a $1.3 billion expansion of the processing plant and waste storage facility to extend the mine through 2040. Reuters | May 4, 2021 | 10:22 am
Germans own over 9,000 tonnes of gold A new study estimates that German private households own around 9,100 tonnes of gold, 270 tonnes more than in 2019. Goldreporter | May 4, 2021 | 10:17 am
New Nutrien CEO to carry out current strategy, focus on potash price The company expects US plantings of corn and soybeans to exceed Department of Agriculture estimates by 2 million acres each this year. Reuters | May 4, 2021 | 10:06 am
Artemis drilling raises confidence in high-grade starter pit at Blackwater gold project A feasibility study for Blackwater is slated to be released mid-2021. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 4, 2021 | 9:15 am