US court upholds Trump’s national security tariffs on steel imports A three judge panel found the Commerce Department and Trump properly applied a Cold War-era trade law in imposing the tariffs. Reuters | February 4, 2021 | 3:11 pm
MINING.COM reaches one million monthly readers Readers from all over the world flocked to MINING.COM for breaking news and opinions as the transformation of the industry gained pace. Frik Els | February 4, 2021 | 1:56 pm
Australia blocks South32 coal mine expansion New South Wales Commission concerned about Dendrobium's proposed mine design. MINING.com Editor | February 4, 2021 | 1:43 pm
EV battery power hitting roads jumped 40% last year – report Lithium prices are soaring as 2020 emerged as tipping point for EVs, and Tesla flags battery shortages. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 4, 2021 | 12:29 pm
Sale of Ekati mine to Arctic Canadian Diamond closes Dominion Diamond retains its 40% stake in the Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 4, 2021 | 11:19 am
BlackRock-backed GV Gold hires banks for London IPO The proposed IPO in the second quarter would value the Russian gold miner at up to $2 billion. Reuters | February 4, 2021 | 10:23 am
Northisle tables updated PEA on 22-year mine at North Island in BC Northisle Copper and Gold (TSX: NCX) has released an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on a 22-year, 75,000 t/d open pit development […] Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 4, 2021 | 10:14 am
KAZ Minerals buyout group lifts bid by 700m pounds But the offer is still likely to draw resistance from minority shareholders who had previously said they would vote against it. Reuters | February 4, 2021 | 10:09 am
Trafigura, Mubadala said to weigh sale of Spanish copper miner The joint owners have been discussing a potential disposal of Minas de Aguas Tenidas, which could be valued at about $2 billion. Bloomberg News | February 4, 2021 | 9:52 am