Battery Metals • Nov 19, 2021
Ontario Has Trailed Behind Other Jurisdictions
A new strategy revealed by Ontario Premier Doug Ford intends to create 400,000 electric vehicles and trucks a year by 2030 and recruit two or three…
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Copper • Nov 18, 2021
BHP Accused Of Working Behind The Scenes To
Following the appointment of a 24-year veteran of the multinational miner as managing director of SolGold, BHP's gamble on Ecuadorian copper will be controlled by a…
Coal • Nov 18, 2021
China’s $200 Billion Special Credit Facility
Chinese authorities announced on Wednesday that they would establish a unique lending facility worth 200 billion yuan ($31.36 billion) to support the clean and efficient use…
Battery Metals • Nov 16, 2021
Altilium’s DNi Nickel Extraction Explained
The Altilium Group and PT Indo Mineral Research, a part of the Sebuku Group, one of Indonesia's largest mining conglomerates, have agreed to invest financial, technical,…
Coal • Nov 16, 2021
Whitehaven Coal Lost 1.6% And New Hope 1% In A
The announcement of a global agreement to cut coal use weighed on the shares of mining companies on Monday, but a lack of the commodity gave…
Battery Metals • Nov 15, 2021
Colorado School Of Mines Estimates 17 Years To
A growing number of firms have been formed in recent years to handle the many obstacles that have arisen due to the global shift toward renewable…
Iron Ore • Nov 15, 2021
On November 10, 1975
November 10, 1975, saw the tragic sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, an American Great Lakes freighter. She was a giant Great Lakes ship when she…
Coal • Nov 12, 2021
Mining Sector Prepared To Minimize Dependency
There is a tremendous concentration on climate change right now, with 30,000 delegates from 197 countries addressing the urgent dangers to the globe and, ultimately, our…
Press Release • Nov 11, 2021
Lakes Limestone Up 8.3 Percent in October
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.6 million tons in October, an increase of 8.3 percent compared to a year ago. Limestone cargos were…
Critical Minerals • Nov 11, 2021
Canadian Government Has Chosen 31 Minerals To
To help establish a greener economy and other high-tech industries, Canada's government has selected 31 essential minerals. The country thinks it will help it become a…
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