Neo improves lithium carbonate purity level, shares up Neo Lithium's stock hit a 52-week high Tuesday and is up 55% YTD. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 19, 2021 | 9:16 am
Rio Tinto CEO urges patience in repairing Indigenous ties as iron ore output grows Stausholm said he wants to take "a more inclusive approach" with all stakeholders to improve the company's decision-making and performance. Reuters | January 19, 2021 | 8:25 am
De Beers raises diamond prices most in years Company implemented its biggest price increase for diamonds in years as the industry starts bouncing back from the pandemic-induced shutdown. Bloomberg News | January 19, 2021 | 8:13 am
Kabanga, Tanzania to develop world’s largest nickel deposit The UK-based miner and Tanzania will jointly develop a project formerly owned by Barrick and Glencore. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 19, 2021 | 6:49 am
Zen’s graphene: from a mine in Ontario to the hands of frontline workers The company signed an agreement with personal protective equipment producer TreborRx, whose team will apply the coating on nitrile gloves to be distributed in Canada, the US and Mexico. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 19, 2021 | 6:17 am
Covid-restrictions force Lithium Australia out of Germany The miner said that restrictions rendered the work in Saxony’s Ore Mountains “almost impossible.” MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 19, 2021 | 6:15 am
Gates, Bezos-backed fund offers $1bn to clean energy start-ups To be eligible, projects must have potential to cut global emissions by at least 500 million tonnes a year. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 19, 2021 | 3:55 am
Glencore seals Zambia copper sale State mining investment arm ZCCM-IH will pay $1.5 billion, but Glencore will get just $1 upfront. Bloomberg News | January 19, 2021 | 3:35 am
Trevali meets 2020 production guidance The miner generated 313 million lb. of zinc in 2020, in line with its guidance for 312 million lb. to 327 million lb. for the year. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 18, 2021 | 11:45 am