Pentagon ordered to probe undersea mining to counter China Undersea mining is still illegal under international law and environmentalists rail against it for threatening ocean ecosystems with habitat damage, silt and noise.Colin McClelland | June 30, 2023 | 10:11 am
Material intensity in EV batteries going down —reportIDTechEx says there is a trend to reduce the number…Staff Writer | June 18, 2023 | 7:53 am
Greenpeace Mexico launches campaign against deep-sea miningThe international NGO says article 20 of Mexico’s new Mining…Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 11, 2023 | 8:30 am
In charts: EV metal demand accelerated in the second half of 2021 Surging EV sales in the Asia Pacific region brings a wall of metals demand. Henry Lazenby | March 7, 2022 | 11:01 am
South32’s divestment of Metalloys manganese alloy smelter falls through South32 did not disclose details on the conditions of the deal that were not satisfied. Reuters | March 6, 2022 | 4:07 pm
Copper close to record, zinc at 15-year high, nickel nears $28,000 as metal price rally gains momentum Industrial metals "are just waking up" to the supply risk from Ukraine-Russia war, low stockpiles and soaring energy costs. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 3, 2022 | 10:00 am
Eramet sees high metal prices sustaining earnings this year Eramet's full-year EBITDA reached 1.051 billion euros, more than double a restated figure of 516 million euros for 2020. Reuters | February 23, 2022 | 10:18 am
USGS publishes 2022 critical minerals list The new USGS critical minerals list adds 15 commodities while removing four. MINING.com Editor | February 22, 2022 | 1:23 pm
‘Endangered metals’ no longer needed to produce hydrogen from water Japanese scientists found a way to use cobalt and manganese to produce hydrogen for fuel cells and agricultural fertilizers. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 16, 2022 | 5:05 am
Republican US senator presses Energy Department on seabed mining Seabed mining is a new industry that backers say can supply many of the metals including nickel, copper, cobalt, and manganese. Reuters | February 10, 2022 | 3:38 pm
Element 25, Circulor partner to develop first ESG transparent manganese supply chain Company is demonstrating traceability and ESG compliance for its manganese products as part of the strategic pathway to zero carbon manganese. MINING.com Editor | February 2, 2022 | 2:23 pm
Tesla’s not working on that $25,000 car – here’s why R.I.P. Model 2. Frik Els | January 28, 2022 | 12:13 pm