December 24, 2020

Gold steadies as traders assess US stimulus, Brexit deals

Gold is on course for its biggest annual gain in a decade.

December 24, 2020

Nornickel shutters dirty copper smelter in push to go greener

The facility in Nickel on the Kola Peninsula near the Norwegian and Finnish borders was partly why Norway’s sovereign wealth fund blacklisted the miner a decade ago.

December 23, 2020

Infinity granted key permit for Spanish lithium project

The Australian company received an investigation permit for an area known as Ampliación a Valdeflorez.

December 23, 2020

Turkish farmers eye $3 billion profit jackpot from gold find

Earnings from a recent gold discovery would be more than five times the annual sales of fertilizer producer Gubretas.

December 23, 2020

Polyus to spend $600m expanding Blagodatnoye

New mill at the company's second largest mine will produce 390,000 ounces of gold a year after its launch in 2025.

December 22, 2020

Over 100 Spanish, Portuguese artists publish book against Almonty’s Valtreixal project

Proceeds from the sale of the book Heaven, open up are expected to be used to fund actions against the Valtreixal project.

December 22, 2020

SQM signs 8-year lithium deal with LG Energy Solution

Contract will supply about 55,000 metric tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent.

December 21, 2020

Gold price climbs on US stimulus agreement

Gold prices climbed to a six-week high on Monday on agreement of the $900 billion covid-19 relief bill.

December 20, 2020

How zinc can be extracted from waste ash

Swedish researchers separated zinc from fly ash by treating waste with an acid wash.

December 18, 2020

Alternative financing models for mining – report

Fieldfisher’s 2020 report includes commentary on ESG – the growth of green loans and sustainability linked loans in the resources sector.