Trump’s best shot at saving coal is an obscure power market In the past three months, regulators have disrupted ambitious plans to combat climate change in electric grids. Bloomberg News | March 3, 2020 | 4:54 pm
Brazil presents prospectivity mapping for 4 new areas The catalog identifies zinc, lead and copper and gold in the northwest of Ceará State. Bruno Venditti | March 3, 2020 | 4:43 pm
Platinum to remain in surplus despite auto rebound – WPIC World Platinum Investment Council says that surplus will rise to 119,000 ounces in 2020. Reuters | March 3, 2020 | 4:40 pm
Teck’s Frontier fall out Teck’s announcement that it was withdrawing Frontier from the environmental review process came at a time when Canada is becoming paralyzed by protests and blockades over the Coastal GasLink pipeline, Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | March 3, 2020 | 4:15 pm
MINING.COM launches EV Battery Metals Index The value of metals used in batteries for the nascent electric vehicle industry measured for the first time. Frik Els | March 3, 2020 | 4:11 pm
Marathon confirms new zone at Valentine Drilling in Newfoundland has confirmed a new area of mineralization: The Berry zone. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 3, 2020 | 3:04 pm
Norcat partners with Vale to develop interactive program Training tools include virtual reality. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 3, 2020 | 2:51 pm
Tomra opens regional headquarters in South Africa Tomra’s new 1,800-sq.-metre facility includes offices, a warehouse and training and meeting rooms. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 3, 2020 | 2:48 pm
Canada tax write-off for mining EVs welcomed by MAC The Canadian government will extend the business tax deduction for zero-emission vehicles and equipment to cover mining operations. MINING.com Staff Writter | March 3, 2020 | 2:21 pm