Russia mulls new extraction tax and higher profit tax for metals firmsRussia's finance ministry proposed setting a mineral extraction tax linked to global prices for producers of iron ore, coking coal and fertilizers.Reuters | September 16, 2021 | 2:38 pm
US miners decry mineral royalty plan floated in CongressThe proposed $3.5 trillion reconciliation spending measure would set an…Reuters | September 16, 2021 | 8:51 am
How mining waste can be used for hydrogen fuel productionResearchers at the Queensland University of Technology propose the idea…MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 15, 2021 | 12:30 am
China CNGR expands nickel investments in Indonesia to meet EV demand CNGR Advanced Material will invest in three new projects in Indonesia to produce nickel matte. Reuters | May 18, 2022 | 9:06 am
Column: Nickel demand boomed in 2021; this year it will be supply Surplus or deficit? In nickel's current fractured state it could be both this year, writes Andy Home. Reuters | May 18, 2022 | 7:59 am
How ‘weak sustainability’ helps miners contribute to the UN development goals Researchers suggest that mining companies should focus on achieving ambitious yet realistic sustainability targets. Staff Writer | May 18, 2022 | 6:06 am
Metals scarcity could slow energy transition Solar panel market penetration requires hundreds of millions oz. more silver production, VRIC hears. Henry Lazenby | May 17, 2022 | 6:06 pm
Electric vehicles surpass phones as top driver of cobalt demand The EV sector consumed 59,000 tonnes of cobalt in 2021, or 34% of total demand, according to a report by the Cobalt Institute. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 17, 2022 | 9:03 am
Europe’s first homegrown battery plant begins shipments Northvolt AB became the first European firm to start commercial shipments to a carmaker last week. Bloomberg News | May 17, 2022 | 8:00 am
China, US are racing to make billions from mining the moon’s minerals Unlike in the era of Sputnik and Apollo, the world’s top superpowers can’t even agree on basic principles to govern the next generation of space activity. Bloomberg News | May 17, 2022 | 7:19 am
Zinc joins battery race in the US Two US-based companies joined forces to push for the use of zinc alkaline batteries in clean energy storage solutions. Staff Writer | May 17, 2022 | 5:05 am
Nouveau Monde and Mason Graphite set to form JV to advance Lac Guéret in Quebec The property covers 40 sqkm and has a resource estimate of 65.5 million tonnes grading 17.2% graphitic carbon. Staff Writer | May 16, 2022 | 3:15 pm