Greenland holds an election next week that could decide the fate of vast deposits of rare earth metals.

Reuters | March 31, 2021 | 7:28 am

Vale sells New Caledonia nickel assets to Trafigura

Vale said it will have a supply contract with the Trafigura-led consortium to off-take part of the nickel produced there.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2021 | 7:16 am

Clean Planet Energy plans to use non-recyclable waste plastics to produce two fuels expected to reduce CO2 emissions from the marine industry by 75%.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 31, 2021 | 7:01 am

BMW, Volvo, Google and Samsung call for ban on deep-sea mining

They are the first global companies to have signed up a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) call for a moratorium on mining the seabed.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2021 | 6:42 am

The companies plan to apply ABB’s electrification, automation and digital solutions to mining trucks and excavators provided by Hitachi.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 31, 2021 | 6:08 am

Entreprise Générale du Cobalt will sell cobalt hydroxide from artisanal miners under a five-year contract with trading house Trafigura.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2021 | 3:53 am

Gold vs the S&P 500 since end of gold standard indicates bullion’s bull run to resume based on historical norm. That, or stocks are in for a beating.

Frik Els | March 30, 2021 | 3:59 pm

Final design and engineering of the commercial in-situ production facility and the procurement of other critical components is underway.

Northern Miner Staff | March 30, 2021 | 1:45 pm

Australia’s chief economist expects iron ore to trade nearly $100/tonne below today’s price by end of next year and no return to triple digits.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 30, 2021 | 10:49 am