How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust

Gold-decorated titanium dioxide nanoparticles can speed up water desalination

The nanoparticles are able to absorb about 96% of the solar spectrum and turn it into heat.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 8, 2021 | 6:14 am

Nickel demand for EVs expected to shoot up in the next 20 years

A report commissioned by the European Union forecasts nickel demand to grow globally by 2.6Mt Ni to 2040, up from only 92kt Ni in 2020.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 7, 2021 | 12:25 pm

Metso Outotec to cut 80 white-collar positions in Sweden

The Finnish company said the layoffs are a consequence of the Outotec Oyj and Metso Corporation’s Minerals business merger.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 4, 2021 | 6:08 am

Galantas Gold closer to production after blasting deal

Shares in the Northern Ireland-focused miner soared on the announcement of deal to expand blasting at its Omagh gold mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 4, 2021 | 3:50 am

UK defends approval of first deep coal mine in 30 years

Woodhouse Colliery would produce 3.1 million annual tonnes of metallurgical coal, and 400,000 tonnes of carbon emissions a year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 3, 2021 | 6:59 am

De Beers’ diamond sales beat pre-covid levels

The miner's rough-diamond sales jumped 44% in the first cycle of 2021 from to the same period last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 3, 2021 | 3:48 am

Experts warn of brewing space mining war among US, China and Russia

China and Russia are joining forces to keep America's increasing attempts to dominate extra-terrestrial commerce at bay.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 2, 2021 | 7:05 am

Aggreko to make big investments to back miners’ clean energy transition

The Scottish company said it will invest up to $470 million per year to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 2, 2021 | 6:16 am

Antarctic ice shows traces of Martian mineral

Jarosite is abundant on Mars’ surface but not so much on Earth.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 31, 2021 | 7:35 am

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