Vale extends settlement talks over mining disaster for 15 days The parties have more time to reach a settlement over the 2019 Brumadinho disaster that killed some 270 people. Reuters | January 29, 2021 | 2:57 pm
Building a mine in British Columbia: hurry up and wait Permitting process too long, resource ministers say. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 29, 2021 | 2:39 pm
Odds ‘n’ Sods Part I: Finding a job as a geologist in the 1980s "I had a gilded future ahead of me as a captain of the extractive industries." Ralph Rushton - The Northern Miner | January 29, 2021 | 1:22 pm
Tesla hit by battery shortage amid rallying lithium, cobalt, nickel prices CEO Elon Musk says Tesla doesn't have enough batteries to put new products like the Semi heavy duty truck into production. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 29, 2021 | 12:24 pm
Mimik technology takes on real-time mining data Company has developed a Hybrid Edge Cloud platform that enables computing devices, including sensors on mining equipment, to act as cloud servers. Amanda Stutt | January 29, 2021 | 12:17 pm
Mining the Amazon brings low returns for local communities – study The Amazon currently has more than 4,470 illegal mining sites. Bruno Venditti | January 29, 2021 | 10:44 am
Uganda tungsten miner files competition case against International Tin Association Owner of Uganda's only tungsten mine has filed a claim against the ITA over alleged anti-competitive behaviour. Reuters | January 29, 2021 | 10:06 am
Scotgold shares fall on “teething” issues at Cononish The Scottish miner revealed a series of hiccups standing in the way of its plans to ramp up production at Cononish. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 29, 2021 | 9:44 am
Copper price in slump, hits one-month low Industry analysts are still bullish on copper in 2021. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 29, 2021 | 9:34 am