Exxaro widens critical metals search to greenfield assets

The South African coal miner plans to acquire manganese and copper assets.

Reuters | November 29, 2023 | 9:58 am

Euro Manganese shares jump on project financing deal with Orion Resource Partners

The Chvaletice project in the Czech Republic is the only sizeable, classified resource of manganese in the European Union.

Staff Writer | November 28, 2023 | 10:22 am

VIDEO: Where battery technology is going – and what it means for miners

Battery technology used in electric vehicles is quickly evolving, and the direction it goes will have implications for the mining sector.

Alisha Hiyate | November 21, 2023 | 9:08 am

The promise and risks of deep-sea mining

Composed of manganese, nickel, copper, cobalt and other trace minerals, polymetallic nodules hold some of the key ingredients needed to fuel the energy transition.

Reuters | November 15, 2023 | 10:35 am

Manganese-doped material may be crucial in energy-efficient computing

Manganese-doped germanium telluride could eventually lead to computers that need less than one millionth of the currently required energy to switch a bit, according to new research.

Staff Writer | November 10, 2023 | 4:32 am