December 4, 2019 Vale aims to boost nickel production by 70% The company will divest its New Caledonia operation, eyes Indonesia for expansion.
December 3, 2019 2020 renewables use spike not enough to meet climate change goals According to The Economist Intelligence Unit, global energy consumption from renewables will jump by 14% next year, yet not enough to solve a climate crisis.
December 3, 2019 Kirkland Lake hits high grades at Fosterville The drilling program targeted four areas at Fosterville.
December 3, 2019 New Gruyere mine officially opens in Australia The project, a 50:50 JV between Gold Road and Gold Fields is considered one of the largest gold discoveries in Western Australia in over a decade.
December 1, 2019 Blackstone Minerals partners with S. Korean firm for lithium ion battery production Ecopro BM, South Korea's largest ev battery cathode producer, will develop a downstream processing facility with Blackstone's Ta Khoa nickel project in Vietnam.
November 29, 2019 Australia’s Alita Resources plans for loan to repay largest shareholder Earlier this year, Galaxy Resources Ltd, Alita's biggest shareholder, had bought $28.8 million worth of debt in the cash-strapped miner.
November 28, 2019 Rio spending $4 billion on iron ore pipeline amid China demand Rio forecasts its iron ore shipments to rise as much as 5% in 2020.
November 28, 2019 ‘The revolution is ongoing’: Bougainville to revive radical mining proposal Under the proposed mining law amendments, Bougainville would take a 60% share in all projects and retain all mining licences, leaving a 40% share that investors can bid for.
November 27, 2019 Rio and Centre of Excellence to grow indigenous participation in minerals development in North America Rio Tinto is the first resources company to join the partnership with a contribution of A$1 million over 5 years.
November 27, 2019 BHP’s Henry signals new technology a focus in first speech Henry said a BHP team had built an Internet of Things sensor gateway, which collects real time data from sensors on mobile and fixed equipment.
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