Tier 2 Li-ion battery manufacturers’ gigafactories expanding capacity Roskill forecasts some Tier 2 battery makers will boost their standing and reach Tier 1 status in the next 2-5 years. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 15, 2021 | 6:06 am
Billionaire commodities dealmaker squeezed by rising rates Anil Agarwal supercharged his rise from scrap metals trader to billionaire commodities magnate by embracing bold acquisitions and lots of debt. Bloomberg News | March 15, 2021 | 4:38 am
Fortescue fast-tracks zero emissions target to 2030 The iron ore miner plans to become carbon neutral in nine years and also intends to start producing green hydrogen as soon as 2023. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 15, 2021 | 3:53 am
Southern Copper to invest $8bn in Peruvian projects Peru media reports that Southern Copper, a subsidiary of Grupo México, will keep pushing for the Tía María project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 14, 2021 | 12:59 pm
Over a hundred known, potentially contaminated mine waste sites in British Columbia – NGOs Maps produced by SkeenaWild and the BC Mining Law Reform Network show that the mine waste sites threaten to pollute waters, fish habitat and communities across British Columbia. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 14, 2021 | 11:21 am
Top Chinese steelmaking city to punish firms that stray from anti-pollution plan Firms in the city's heavy industry have been told to limit or halt production during heavily polluted days. Reuters | March 14, 2021 | 7:55 am
Researchers find new way to locate untapped rare earths deposits worldwide Fayalite holds the key to locating new REEs deposits. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 14, 2021 | 7:29 am
Congo Republic signs deal on revoked iron ore licenses with Sangha Mining Sangha Mining said it will invest $10 billion to develop the projects. Reuters | March 13, 2021 | 8:24 pm
American drillers line up to unlock Colombian copper riches Authorities plan to award five copper exploration blocks by the end of June in Cordoba and La Guajira provinces. Bloomberg News | March 12, 2021 | 2:52 pm