China grants one-year trial extensions at 15 coal mines to boost output The notice also requires local government departments to guide and support companies in order to speed up applications for coal mining licences. Reuters | August 4, 2021 | 7:28 am
Anglo American, Salzgitter to jointly advance green steel The partners intend to conduct research into feed materials to use in direct reduction (DR) steelmaking, based on natural gas and hydrogen. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 4, 2021 | 7:03 am
Bacteria help extract rare earths from mine slag heaps French researchers will start extracting rare earths, cobalt, copper, and nickel from slag heaps in Finland and New Caledonia. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 4, 2021 | 6:06 am
Quebec injects $10.7m into Monarch to help reopen Beaufor gold mine Provincial loan agreement will be used to restart the company's now idled Beaufor gold mine and Beacon mill. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 4, 2021 | 3:49 am
Peru’s mining executives anxious as Castillo’s left-wing administration begins The administration has said it will work with all players in the mining sector to create a new deal that will address "social profitability." Reuters | August 3, 2021 | 4:08 pm
Piedmont ‘very optimistic’ on North Carolina permit approval The company will apply for a state mining permit by mid-August and expects the review process to last six to nine months. Reuters | August 3, 2021 | 2:49 pm
Top Ten US miners Annual top-ten list of the largest US-based mining companies ranked by market capitalization Northern Miner Staff | August 3, 2021 | 2:00 pm
Manganese X advances Battery Hill PEA The historic estimate was 39 million tonnes at 9% manganese. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 3, 2021 | 12:37 pm
Barrick agrees to independent environmental studies for Pueblo Viejo expansion The expansion has been under study since May 2019. Northern Miner Staff | August 3, 2021 | 12:28 pm