September 22, 2022 US gathers resource-rich nations to push minerals security pact The initiative, launched in June, is designed to funnel investment toward developing countries with mining projects that adhere to stricter environmental, social and governance standards.
August 25, 2022 Tesla’s battery metals bill balloons to $100 billion Raw material costs have more than doubled since Elon Musk said Tesla will produce 20 million vehicles per year before 2030.
August 24, 2022 South32 shares jump as miner sets special dividend on profit boost The world's biggest producer of manganese said its underlying earnings for the year ended June 30 came in at $2.6 billion, compared with $489 million a year ago.
August 12, 2022 Battery giants, Hyundai concerned by US moves on China supplies South Korean battery makers imported more than 80% of the key minerals from China in 2020.
July 25, 2022 South32 hasn’t found buyer for Eagle Downs coal project It said that offers to date for the metallurgical coal project in Queensland, Australia, have been unacceptable.
July 18, 2022 Solid-state EV batteries could cut carbon emissions further, says climate group Based on a comparison of one of the most promising solid-state batteries to lithium-ion technology and using sustainable lithium sources, a battery's carbon footprint could be cut by as much…
July 12, 2022 CSIRO contracted to plan environmental monitoring for deep-sea nodule collection Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation to create a framework for the development of an ecosystem-based management and monitoring plan.
July 8, 2022 Top 50 mining stocks lose $600bn in market value from peak After a brutal second quarter, investors in the world’s 50 biggest mining companies are in full retreat as metal prices slump and uncertainty grips the sector.
July 8, 2022 Microwaves efficiently extract manganese, zinc from spent batteries A distributed recycling system that uses microwave heating may be a more efficient mechanism for extracting metals from old alkaline batteries.
July 5, 2022 The Metals Company reigniting race to mine the ocean floor British Columbia firm looks to unleash a new era of resource extraction, raising questions over how to protect deep-sea ecosystems we know little about.
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
