October 18, 2019

Russia’s thawing permafrost may cost economy $2.3 billion a year

Russia plans to pay more attention to the impact climate change is having on its vast permafrost area.

October 17, 2019

Edumine launches new training platform to serve mining companies

Edumine delivers online training programs for engineers and mining professionals.

October 16, 2019

London Metal Exchange to hike trading and clearing fees from Jan 2020

LME will raise its trading and clearing fees 8% from January 2020, its first increase in five years.

October 16, 2019

Glencore backs Canadian junior’s zinc project in Ireland

Glencore's funding gets it an 11.58% stake in Group Eleven Resources, which co-owns the Stonepark deposit with Irish gold and zinc junior Arkle Resources.

October 15, 2019

MineHub’s blockchain-based mining and metals technology platform goes live

MineHub is working with IBM, ING Group, Wheaton Precious Metals, and other companies key to mining, streaming, trade and finance.

October 14, 2019

Bacanora and Ganfeng ink Sonora lithium project investment

Sonora is regarded as one of the world’s larger known clay lithium deposits.

October 14, 2019

RWE will resist pressure for quicker shutdown of coal capacity

RWE AG, which owns six facilities using the dirtiest fossil fuel, has obligations to workers and municipal shareholders that will prevent quicker efforts to close coal capacity.

October 14, 2019

Alamos Gold halts construction at Turkish project amid protests

Thousands of Turks, including opposition lawmakers, have been protesting against the mine, saying the company would use cyanide to extract gold, contaminating the soil and waters of a nearby dam.

October 11, 2019

Sirius inks fertilizer supply deal with Qatar’s Muntajat amid Moors project worries

The future of the company and its huge fertilizer project beneath the park were thrown into doubt last month, after Sirius’ $2.5 billion funding plan failed.

October 11, 2019

Majority of firms fail at conflict minerals due diligence

A Responsible Sourcing Network study analyzed 215 companies’ disclosures.