Global coal use to hit record high despite climate fight
Global coal-fired power generation is expected to rise 9% and hit an all-time high by the end of 2021, despite efforts to slash carbon emissions, the International Energy Agency said…
Europe
Eldorado Gold eyes further growth outside Greece
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) says it has completed key growth projects at two of its assets — the Lamaque mine in Val d’Or, Quebec, and the Kışladağ gold…
Anglo American flags major design changes at UK fertilizer project
Anglo American (LSE: AAL; US-OTC: AAUKF) has flagged major design changes to the vast fertilizer project being built beneath the North Yorks Moors national park in England, which it acquired last…
ICMM members paid US$23.7B in taxes in 2020
The 28-members of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) reported total tax payments of US$23.7 billion in 2020, an effective tax rate of 39.7%, and an increase of…
Otso Gold CEO detained in Finland on suspicion of fraud
A former CEO of Otso Gold (TSXV: OTSO), Brian Wesson, has been detained in Finland and remains in pre-trial custody under criminal suspicion of aggravated embezzlement and payment fraud, the…
Renewables adoption speed still too slow to limit climate crisis — IEA
Growth in renewable energy is set to hit an all-time record this year, but is still falling “well short” of what is necessary to reach net zero emissions by 2050,…
Palladium ETF tops US$100M in AUM for the first time
A substantial influx of interest from institutional investors and wealth management allocations has pushed the Global Palladium fund (GPF), an exchange-traded fund created by Russia’s Norilsk Nickel, above US$100 million…
Cobalt prices supported in 2021, expected to fall in 2022 – report
The S&P Global Market Intelligence November Commodity Briefing states that cobalt metal prices are expected to remain supported for the remainder of 2021 as logistical pressures persist. “There are no…
Inflation anxiety — what’s in store
The Q4 edition of The Northern Miner’s Global Mining Symposium on November 17 and 18 was another resounding success. The conference featured a top notch roster of guests from the…
India factory closures weigh on De Beers diamond revenues
Anglo American‘s (LON: AAL) diamonds unit De Beers has reported another decline in sales revenue for the ninth sales cycle this year, as cutting factory closures in India weighed on…
PYX Resources dual lists in London as zircon supply crunch intensifies
Australia-based PYX Resources (NSX: PYX; LSE: PYX) has taken up a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange to give more investors access to the zircon market while providing the…
Update: Greenland Minerals tanks as uranium ban leaves project in limbo
Shares in Greenland Minerals (ASX: GGG) fell almost 30% on November 12 to 8.8 Australian cents as the company resumed share trading following Greenland government’s decision earlier this week to ban…