Rio Tinto didn’t inform cave blast owners of other mine plans Rio CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques faced an Australian Senate inquiry after the miner in late May legally destroyed sacred caves in Pilbara region. Reuters | August 7, 2020 | 7:56 am
Russian Arctic peoples appeal to Elon Musk for Nornickel boycott Group of indigenous people asked Tesla Inc’s Elon Musk to stop buying supplies from miner until the company compensates them for environmental damage to their ancestral lands. Bloomberg News | August 7, 2020 | 7:50 am
Zen’s graphite aced university test Research shows that the company’s trademarked graphite exfoliates more easily into graphene than other materials in the market. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 7, 2020 | 6:30 am
Albemarle to shutter two lithium facilities in the US It will idle portions of the Silver Peak mine in Nevada and Kings Mountain production facility in North Carolina starting in September. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 7, 2020 | 6:16 am
EnGold resumes exploration at Lac La Hache The Vancouver-based miner was forced to halt an ongoing drill campaign due to the pandemic. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 7, 2020 | 6:15 am
Fortescue rethinking expansion that endangers Australian sacred site Decision comes as an Indigenous group said the project threatened heritage sites, including a 60,000 year-old rock shelter. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 7, 2020 | 3:52 am
First Donlin drill results in, Barrick and Novagold report With measured and indicated resources of about 39 million ounces of gold, Donlin is considered one of the largest open-pit gold deposits in Alaska. Amanda Stutt | August 6, 2020 | 4:01 pm
Codelco to restart projects beginning next week The miner had been forced to delay several mine expansion projects. Reuters | August 6, 2020 | 2:53 pm
INTERVIEW: Chris Taylor, CEO, Great Bear Resources GBR’s share price moved from C$6 in November 2019 to C$18 in July 2020. Global Business Reports | August 6, 2020 | 12:48 pm