The View from England: Augmented humans in Las Vegas
I usually celebrate September 13 as the day on which the world’s greatest author of children’s stories was born, but this year it also marks the (near) return to normality…
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BHP inks exploration deal with Gates and Bezos-backed Kobold Metals
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has struck a deal to use artificial intelligence tools developed by KoBold Metals, a start-up backed by a coalition of billionaires including Bill…
Noront receives official Wyloo offer, trumping BHP bid
Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT) has finally received a formal offer from Wyloo Metals – more than three months after Wyloo first floated a proposal to acquire the Ring of Fire junior in late…
RANKED: World’s ten biggest copper mining companies
Following the rampant surge in copper prices earlier this year, competition amongst miners to supply the metal vital to the green energy transition is fierce. Global copper supply is dominated…
Noront tells Wyloo to make its offer official
Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT) has responded to Wyloo Metals‘ increased offer of 70¢ per share by inviting the company to formally engage with it, and reminding shareholders that BHP‘s (NYSE:…
The View from England: Burning lessons for mining
The ‘Burners’ amongst you will not need reminding that the Burning Man festival takes place in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert every year during the week leading up to the U.S….
Higher metal prices to push exploration budgets up in 2022, says S&P Global
S&P Global Market Intelligence’s pipeline activity index points to mineral exploration budgets increasing by 5% to 10% in 2022, metals and mining analyst William Mason told a recent online conference….
BHP fired 48 workers in two years for sexual harassment
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) revealed this week that it has fired 48 employees since 2019 for sexual harassment at its remote fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) mines in Western…
BHP looks to the future; US Senate passes infrastructure bill
After years of indecision and US$4.5 billion (pre-tax) invested in development since 2008, BHP has announced that it will move forward with its Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan and approved…
Chesapeake Gold cracks the Metates development code
Chesapeake Gold (TSXV: CKG) has done for the Metates project in Durango, Mexico — one of the world’s largest undeveloped gold-silver projects — what others before it could not. CEO…
Curb your enthusiasm: No end in sight for burning coal
While some banks and other lenders are cutting off funding for new coal-fired power plants and turning their backs on coal mining projects more generally, the number of new coal…
Anglo American, Salzgitter to jointly advance green steel
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) and German steel producer Salzgitter Flachstahl will work together on decarbonizing the steel sector by exploring ways to reduce carbon emissions. The partners intend to conduct research into…