by Gordon Barratt | Oct 4, 2021 | News
Nickel West. Image: BHP. BHP has produced the first nickel sulphate crystals from its Kwinana nickel sulphate plant south of Perth in Western Australia. Nickel sulphate is a key material in the lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs), with more than...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 1, 2021 | News
The European Union Horizon 2020 project NEXT, was created to develop new geomodels, novel sensitive exploration technologies and data analysis methods which together are fast, cost-effective, environmentally safe, and potentially more acceptable to local actors and...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 1, 2021 | News
A Navajo Nation company is taking over the operation of a coal mine it owns in northwestern New Mexico. The Navajo Transitional Energy Co. has owned the Navajo Mine since 2013 but had contracted with a subsidiary of the North American Coal Corp. to run it. Clark...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 1, 2021 | News
Australia’s powerful mining sector has backed a 2050 net-zero carbon target, heaping pressure on the country’s coal-championing government to follow suit. The Minerals Council of Australia – which represents mining heavy hitters like BHP Group PLC and...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 1, 2021 | News
West Africa-focused Endeavour Mining has unveiled its exploration outlook for the next five years, targeting the discovery of 15-million to 20-million ounces of indicated gold resources at less than $25/oz. In the last four years, the miner has discovered 8.5-million...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 1, 2021 | News
The Russian government has submitted proposed changes to mineral extraction taxes (MET) for Russian metals firms from 2022 to the lower house of parliament, according to the draft proposals published on Thursday. The state budget is expected to get a boost of up to...
