BMW bets on design and recycling, not mining, to lower battery costs
Automaker not planning to take stakes in mines.
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Fourteen miners dead in Sudan, dozens injured in mine collapse – official
Part of a mountainside collapsed near al Jabal al Ahmar mine, located 70kms away from Wadi Halfa city.
Danakali sells stake in flagship Colluli potash project in Eritrea
Buyers Sichuan Road and Bridge Group have paid $105 million. A second instalment of $16 million is expected within the next six months
Mining people: Lundin Mining, Power Metals, Silver Mountain
Key moves in the mining sector.
High-quality concrete produced with coal fly ash
Scientists at Rice University are employing flash Joule heating to remove toxic heavy metals from fly ash and use the resulting product to manufacture concrete.
New tool could help Brazil’s crack down on illegal gold mining
By integrating traceability in gold sourcing and processing, Fênix DTVM and Minespider have delivered the first fully traced gold bar.
Barrick Gold, PNG ink new deal to restart Porgera mine
Through the New Porgera Progress Agreement all parties have committed to resume operations as soon as possible.
Gold price gains on weaker dollar, with eyes on inflation data
Spot gold was up 0.8% at $1,980.46 per ounce by 3:25 p.m. EDT, near a one-week high.
Rio Tinto, First Quantum partner to move La Granja copper project in Peru to development
First Quantum will acquire a 55% stake in the project for $105 million, making it the majority owner.
