Korean scientists develop cheap, high-performance anode for sodium-ion batteries

Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology created a sodium high-capacity material that can store 1.5 times more electricity than the graphite anode.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 22, 2021 | 6:11 am

Resource estimate for Hautalampi Co-Ni-Cu project shoots up

Eurobattery Minerals and FinnCobalt said total resource tonnage has doubled and contained metal tonnes increased some 50%.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 22, 2021 | 6:06 am

Copper price regains ground, rally not over, Citi says

Prices edged up Monday after hitting a two-month low on Friday.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 21, 2021 | 10:09 am

Iron ore price plunges on falling steel output

Iron ore price dives as Chinese regulators launch spot market probe

China's state planner and the market regulator have pledged to crack down on hoarding and speculation.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 21, 2021 | 9:47 am

Gold price rebounds from worst week since March 2020

Last week's decline prompted ETFs to add the most gold in three months on Friday, as some investors saw it as a buying opportunity.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 21, 2021 | 9:00 am

World’s first fossil-free steel plant fueled by hydrogen

Sweden’s Hybrit is developing a rock cavern storage facility for fossil-free hydrogen gas, which will be used in the pilot plant for direct reduction in Luleå.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 21, 2021 | 6:06 am

Gold price tracking towards best weekly performance since May

Gold price on track for biggest weekly loss in 15 months

Bullion is heading for its biggest weekly drop in over a year, weighed down by concerns over tighter monetary policy as soon as 2022.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 18, 2021 | 12:03 pm

Iron ore price retreats as China seeks to cool rally

Iron ore price retreats on news of further restrictions in China

China's state planner said on Friday that it had jointly launched an investigation into coal prices with the market regulator and will crack down on speculation and hoarding.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 18, 2021 | 9:44 am