Tycoon Usmanov’s firms to build plant for greener iron products USM and Metalloinvest Holding Co.’s iron ore mine plan to make 2 million tons of hot-briquetted iron per year. Bloomberg News | February 28, 2021 | 8:58 am
New sensor promises low-cost detection of methane emissions, leaks The ICLED-based sensor is able to detect methane concentrations as low as 0.1 parts per million. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 28, 2021 | 8:00 am
Northern Dynasty to appeal latest negative Pebble permit decision The US Army Corps of Engineers has accepted the request to appeal the latest refusal to grant a water licence to the copper-gold-molybdenum project. Northern Miner Staff | February 28, 2021 | 7:26 am
Mexican mining chamber warns uncertainty to bring investment cuts Around a dozen companies are said to make their next investments elsewhere. Reuters | February 26, 2021 | 1:15 pm
Nickel, cobalt price: 10 charts show China’s grip on battery supply chain to last decades Beijing's response to Biden executive order on critical minerals: "Artificial efforts to shift these chains and to decouple is not realistic." Frik Els | February 26, 2021 | 12:12 pm
China continues dominance of rare earths markets to 2030, says Roskill In 2020, Chinese mines produced 110,000 tonnes of rare earths, which is more than 55% of total global mining output. Carl A. Williams - The Northern Miner | February 26, 2021 | 11:53 am
Zinc8 Energy completes $11.8m equity raise The Vancouver- based clean-energy startup is developing a zinc-based hybrid flow battery for large-scale electricity storage. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | February 26, 2021 | 11:30 am
MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Freeport to expand US copper mines as Biden moves to electrify the nation; Minnesota court hands victory to PolyMet copper-nickel project; Sibanye-Stillwater to invest in European lithium company. MINING.com Editor | February 26, 2021 | 11:24 am
Vale bullish on metal prices, seeks to accelerate copper projects The iron ore miner is confident in the trajectory of copper in 2021. Reuters | February 26, 2021 | 11:08 am