August 24, 2020 Elon Musk is going to have a hard time finding clean nickel Recent accidents suggest the industry will struggle to meet Musk’s request for a large quantity of the metal produced in an “environmentally sensitive” way.
August 24, 2020 Trove of 1,000-year-old gold coins unearthed in Israel A rare stash of pure gold coins from the Abbasid Caliphate period was uncovered by young volunteers in an archaeological excavation.
August 24, 2020 Electric ships – a new target for Li-ion battery producers IDTechEx explores the potential of electric ships for lithium-ion battery producers.
August 24, 2020 Workers bar access to Freeport Indonesia’s Grasberg mine Upset by an ongoing coronavirus-related lockdown, more than a thousand workers are blocking the mine access.
August 21, 2020 Zijin profit jumps by nearly a third as gold prices surge Company reported a 30.6% jump in first-half profit as it increased output and cashed in on soaring prices.
August 21, 2020 Fortescue opens talks with Afghanistan on nation’s mining riches Country has struggled to accelerate development of an estimated $1 trillion worth of mineral deposits.
August 21, 2020 Erdogan says Turkey found its largest ever gas deposit Turkey has found 320 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the Black Sea, and hopes to begin production by 2023.
August 20, 2020 Australian Strategic Materials, ZironTech produce high-purity praseodymium at pilot plant This milestone is the final testing stage of the patented metallization process for permanent magnet metals.
August 18, 2020 Tiffany will soon reveal everywhere your diamond has traveled Beginning in October, the luxury retailer will provide expanded origin details for newly sourced, individually registered diamonds.
August 18, 2020 Barrick, Japan Gold expand exploration work The alliance has begun sampling around Sanru, Japan Gold’s largest project, located on Hokkaido island.
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