Atalaya, Endesa X to build largest solar farm for a mining operation in Spain

The 50-MW solar facility will be located in the municipality of Minas de Riotinto, where Atalaya’s local subsidiary operates the historic Riotinto mine.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 10, 2022 | 11:34 am

Zinc-air batteries get solar energy makeover

Korean researchers developed a technology to improve the electrochemical performance of zinc-air batteries by using solar energy.

Staff Writer | April 10, 2022 | 7:16 am

China EV maker Nio suspends production due to supply chain disruptions

China's measures to contain the recent surge of covid-19 cases disrupted operations at Nio's suppliers.

Reuters | April 9, 2022 | 11:39 am

Guinea asks bauxite miners to present local refinery plans by May

The interim government of Guinea asked international mining companies to present plans to refine their bauxite production into alumina within the country by May 2022.

Reuters | April 9, 2022 | 11:27 am

Barrick pulls the trigger on Pueblo Viejo expansion

Barrick and the Dominican Republic have completed a review on where to place the Pueblo Viejo expansion project tailings storage facility.

Henry Lazenby | April 8, 2022 | 4:46 pm

Tesla may start mining lithium as Musk cites battery metal cost

There is no shortage of the element itself, as lithium is almost everywhere on Earth, but pace of extraction/refinement is slow, Musk said in a Tweet.

Bloomberg News | April 8, 2022 | 2:13 pm

Market value of top 50 mining companies surge $335 billion during Q1 2022

Extreme volatility on metal and mining markets continued into 2022 amid historically low stockpiles of metal on global exchanges, but for most […]

Frik Els | April 8, 2022 | 1:46 pm

Digging Deeper: How diverse is mining today?

Over the last decade there has been a great influx of initiatives, programs, pathways, and recruitment drives to get women an equal seat at the table.

Christina Theoklitou-Panagiotou | April 8, 2022 | 1:24 pm