South Africa coal, metal exporters to spend billions on railOrganizations representing firms including Glencore and a unit of Anglo American are negotiating the terms of the pacts with Transnet.Bloomberg News | January 26, 2025 | 10:49 am
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Supply-demand imbalance looms for critical battery raw materials by 2030: McKinsey By 2030, McKinsey estimates that worldwide demand for passenger cars in the BEV segment will grow sixfold from 2021 through 2030. Staff Writer | December 29, 2024 | 12:16 pm
CHARTS: EV battery metals bill sets new low as lithium, nickel, cobalt price slump continues The raw materials bill for the average EV is now down to $510 compared to a peak of more than $1,900 at the beginning of last year. Frik Els | December 26, 2024 | 1:59 pm
Exxaro said to have discussed acquiring South African manganese mine The Tshipi Borwa mine produced 3.3 million tonnes of ore in 2022, making it the country’s second-biggest producer in that year. Bloomberg News | December 12, 2024 | 10:29 am
Norway forced to pause Arctic seabed mining plans A small left-wing environmentalist party secured an agreement to delay the initiative in exchange for supporting the national budget. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 2, 2024 | 4:06 am
Column: US targets scrap to close the critical minerals gap As the US government is discovering, investing in new scrap processing capacity is far cheaper and greener than building new mines. Reuters | November 29, 2024 | 9:53 am
RANKED: Top 20 automakers by EV battery metal spending Value of the graphite, lithium, nickel, cobalt and magnesium contained in EV batteries is up 38% from the lows struck in January. Frik Els | November 27, 2024 | 4:27 pm
Mining CEO salaries rise, but gender diversity remains elusive, report finds Chief executive base salaries in the mining industry increased between 2% and 12% in 2023, the report says. Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | November 27, 2024 | 7:17 am
Column: Trump 2.0 won’t reverse Biden’s critical minerals push Donald Trump has described the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as a "green scam" and vowed to repeal it after he returns to the White House in January. Reuters | November 23, 2024 | 3:06 pm
US bars more food, metal imports over China’s alleged forced labor US authorities say Chinese authorities have established internment camps for Uyghurs and other religious and ethnic minority groups. Reuters | November 22, 2024 | 8:01 am