June 17, 2019 Elon Musk says Tesla “might get into mining” Tesla CEO says product rollout is tied to battery production and "we have to look further down the supply chain."
June 17, 2019 Virginia uranium-mining ban upheld by US Supreme Court The property, about 30 miles north of the North Carolina border in Pittsylvania County, was once owned by Thomas Jefferson.
June 17, 2019 US military firms likely to face China rare earth restrictions – Global Times Numerous reports from state-run Chinese media have raised the prospect that China may limit its supplies of the minerals to gain leverage in its trade dispute with the US.
June 16, 2019 Thucydides Trap and gold With all that is going on in the world, we believe the gold price will do well over the next few months.
June 15, 2019 Gold has everything going for it – billionaire investor It was another strong week for gold, which managed to eke out its fourth straight week of positive gains.
June 14, 2019 Utility-scale batteries give renewables a big lift in the US Momentum is gaining around an industry shift toward utility-scale battery storage systems nationally.
June 14, 2019 Digital financing emerging as funding option for cash-strapped miners — report Though traditionally slow in adopting technological innovations, miners are increasingly adopting blockchains and smart contracts as a source of productivity and transparency gains.
June 14, 2019 EPA to probe permits issued to PolyMet’s copper-nickel project in Minnesota According to documents released late Thursday, EPA staff scientists voiced their concerns about key permits for the NorthMet project issued by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) in late 2018.
June 12, 2019 Wheaton Precious Metals leverages blockchain to streamline accounting The platform, which Blockhead Technologies says is the future of mining technology, enables companies to have greater control over their current data.
June 12, 2019 Gold driven to higher ground as investors weigh trade war, Fed Gold is back in vogue as trade-war risks fester and financial markets look ahead to next week’s Federal Reserve meeting.
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