November 4, 2019 Graphene aerogel batteries promise new energy storage solution Zen and DLR report having received positive results from their battery development program.
November 3, 2019 A new magnetic way to separate rare earths US researchers found a way to make the separation process more efficient and less polluting.
November 1, 2019 From streaming deals to STOs: financing options for cash-strapped miners One of the biggest challenges facing the industry is raising capital to fund the projects needed to bring the minerals of the future to market.
November 1, 2019 Australia’s pro-coal prime minister signals war on climate activism Scott Morrison’s choice of language Friday made it clear how he views some environmental protesters.
October 31, 2019 Cratering demand signals more trouble in coal country The wave of Chapter 11 filings seems to be picking up as coal consumption falls, and coal-fired power plants go offline.
October 31, 2019 Petra Diamonds opens tailings to artisanal miners in South Africa Petra believes there is space for artisanal small-scale miners to co-exist with formalized, large-scale operators.
October 31, 2019 A tenth of the world’s tailing dams have had stability issues This is one of the conclusions from a global inquiry launched after the collapse of a dam in Brazil that killed hundreds.
October 30, 2019 Nobel laureate says better batteries can cement electric car era The Nobel Prize-winning scientist whose research proved critical in developing lithium-ion batteries said the ubiquitous technology energizing iPhones and Teslas is poised to become more powerful and cheaper.
October 30, 2019 Mining’s unlikely heroines – Greta Thunberg and AOC Exponential expansion of global mining is the dirty little secret and glaring blind spot of Green New Deal evangelists and zero-carbon climate warriors
October 29, 2019 Alcoa wants to sell its $250m Texas ranch with an industrial past Alcoa has owned the property since the 1950s and had a plant there that was shut down in 2008.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm