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PGM PROJECTS: US government to assess Twin Metals mine proposal

  • Date: 10-07-20
  • Category: PGM PROJECTS
  • Source: Northern Miner

Antofagasta’s (LSE: ANTO) Twin Metals Minnesota has received formal notice that its planned copper-nickel-cobalt-platinum metals mine will be assessed through a federal environmental review. The U.S. government’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) notified the company at the end of June...

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AUTO NEWS: Automakers lament no targeted aid in UK bailout

  • Date: 09-07-20
  • Category: AUTO NEWS
  • Source: Auto News

LONDON -- The UK's failure to set out specific support for automakers in its 30 billion-pound ($37.6 billion) package to help the economy get through the coronavirus has left the sector feeling vulnerable.

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NORNICKEL: Norilsk oil spill: Tensions rise as Nornickel disputes extent of damage

  • Date: 09-07-20
  • Category: NORNICKEL
  • Source: Mining Technology

On 29 May 2020, a fuel storage tank at Norilsk-Taimyr Energy’s Thermal Power Plant No. 2 – owned by Russian nickel and palladium producer Nornickel – failed, flooding local rivers with an estimated 20,000 tonnes of diesel oil. The incident has been declared a state of emergency and is the second-largest oil spill in modern Russian history. Here’s how the oil spill has transpired so far, and what Nornickel is doing to rectify the disaster.

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PGM PRODUCERS: Tharisa reports higher quarterly production as PGM sales return to pre-pandemic levels

  • Date: 09-07-20
  • Category: PGM PRODUCERS
  • Source: Pro Active Investors

The company also reintroduced revised production guidance for its 2020 financial year, forecasting 130-135koz and 1.25-1.3mln tonnes of chrome concentrates

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PGM PROJECTS: Platinum Group Metals raises capital as company continues to push Waterberg project forward

  • Date: 09-07-20
  • Category: PGM PROJECTS
  • Source: Pro Active Investors

Platinum Group Metals (TSE: PTM- NYSEAMERICAN: PLG) President and CEO Michael Jones joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company that has a very interesting project in South Africa called Waterberg.

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SOUTH AFRICA: SA mining industry struggling to contain spread of COVID-19

  • Date: 09-07-20
  • Category: SOUTH AFRICA
  • Source: Eye Witness News

The number of positive coronavirus cases confirmed within the sector so far suggests the spread is not easing, with 1,559 active cases at the last count, while 1,166 workers have recovered.

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HYDROGEN: Powering a climate-neutral economy: Commission sets out plans for the energy system of the future and clean hydrogen

  • Date: 08-07-20
  • Category: HYDROGEN
  • Source: European Commission

To become climate-neutral by 2050, Europe needs to transform its energy system, which accounts for 75% of the EU's greenhouse gas emissions. The EU strategies for energy system integration and hydrogen, adopted today, will pave the way towards a more efficient and interconnected energy sector, driven by the twin goals of a cleaner planet and a stronger economy.

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AUTO SALES: Falling China Car Sales Show Economic Rebound Still Shaky

  • Date: 08-07-20
  • Category: AUTO SALES
  • Source: Bloomberg

Car sales in China retreated in June following a rare increase the previous month, signaling the world’s biggest auto market is facing a bumpy recovery from a two-year slump worsened by the coronavirus pandemic.

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