China to allow Australian coal cargo ashore despite ban It remains uncertain whether the unloadings are exceptions to meet specific demand or a sign of a broader unfreezing. Bloomberg News | December 4, 2020 | 8:57 am
Trump to sell Arctic oil rights days before Biden sworn in Any investment in Arctic refuge oil rights is unlikely to see action over the next four years. Bloomberg News | December 4, 2020 | 8:46 am
Two coal companies bankrupted by covid as industry slides Coal has been hit hard this year because of the decrease in demand for electricity to run offices, factories and stores. Bloomberg News | December 4, 2020 | 8:36 am
Seabridge grows footprint in BC with Pretivm asset buy The company has acquired Pretivm's Snowfield project for $105 million. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2020 | 8:06 am
Standard Lithium makes better-than-battery-quality lithium carbonate The Vancouver-based company completed the start-to-finish proof of concept of its lithium processing technology. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 4, 2020 | 6:20 am
Barrick, Japan Gold to expand Mizobe-Onoyama project Japan Gold signed a JV for three mining rights licenses that adjoin the Barrick Alliance Mizobe-Onoyama project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 4, 2020 | 6:15 am
Glencore taps coal head Gary Nagle as new CEO Announcement came as the Swiss firm revealed an ambitious plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2020 | 3:51 am
Innu communities sign Reconciliation and Collaboration Agreement with IOC IOC, majority owned by Rio Tinto, operations are integrated across a mine and processing plant in Labrador City, Newfoundland and a port and stockpile in Sept-Iles, Quebec. MINING.com Editor | December 3, 2020 | 1:34 pm
Carmakers have blind spot for lithium, cobalt, nickel prices New research report has a warning for electric carmakers about the direction of battery prices without incentives to build new mines. Frik Els | December 3, 2020 | 12:20 pm