Potash majors interested in reviving Argentine mine, owner says Argentina’s Mendoza province is in talks with some of the world’s top producers of potash to revive the Rio Colorado mine. Bloomberg News | September 8, 2021 | 3:07 pm
Li-Cycle to build EV battery recycling plant in Alabama The facility, to be built in Tuscaloosa, aims to tap into an increased focus from EV and cathode manufacturers across the US Southeast. Reuters | September 8, 2021 | 3:01 pm
SNC-Lavalin names global vice president, minerals & metallurgical processing Tony Lipiec will lead engineering process teams on large- and small-scale mining and metallurgy process projects. MINING.com Editor | September 8, 2021 | 2:53 pm
Over 1,000 of Teck’s germ-killing copper patches installed on BC college campus Results from an industry-first trial in 2020 showed that copper is effective at killing up to 99.9% of bacteria on high-touch transit surfaces. MINING.com Editor | September 8, 2021 | 1:57 pm
Biden administration waiting for legal opinion before Twin Metals decision US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack had blocked the project when he served under President Barack Obama. Reuters | September 8, 2021 | 1:24 pm
Silver seen tracking copper prices higher Both copper and silver are being increasingly demanded in green energy applications. Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | September 8, 2021 | 11:35 am
Trillium Gold drills larger mineralized area at Newman Todd Trillium has released assays representing 6,708 metres in 15 holes. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 8, 2021 | 10:29 am
Equinox Gold grows Mesquite resource in California The heap leach gold mine’s latest measured and indicated numbers show a 65% increase in contained gold. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 8, 2021 | 10:23 am
Uranium price hits highest level since 2015 as Sprott buys up physical supply Sprott has amassed over 24 million pounds of uranium, sometimes buying more than 500,000 pounds in a single day. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 8, 2021 | 9:46 am