Newly discovered ‘strange metal’ could be key to lossless power grids, quantum computers

Researchers found strange metal behaviour in a material in which electrical charge is not carried by electrons.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 18, 2022 | 6:06 am

Tungsten suppliers haven’t been able to profit from meme-fueled cube craze

Tungsten cubes may have reached meme status as sales soar, yet that isn’t helping suppliers of the hefty metal cash in on the craze.

Bloomberg News | November 15, 2021 | 1:48 pm

PYX dual lists in London as zircon supply crunch intensifies

The global zirconium market was estimated to be worth $1.8 billion in 2020.

Henry Lazenby | November 15, 2021 | 7:29 am

Value of battery metals in new electric cars set new record

MINING.COM’s EV Metal Index hit a new all-time monthly high as lithium, nickel and cobalt prices continue to rise.

MINING.com Editor | November 10, 2021 | 10:32 am

Automakers say magnesium shortage not a problem, for now

Stellantis and BMW say they do not see an imminent problem with supplies.

Reuters | November 9, 2021 | 8:09 am

Tantalum supply and demand after the pandemic

The tantalum industry is transitioning to an entirely new normality.

Patrick Stratton and Andrew Matheson, CPM Group | November 5, 2021 | 8:11 am

UN at COP26: “Enough of mining…we are digging our own graves”

It did not take long for COP26 to turn into a farce with UN Secretary General António Guterres pleading with the gathered highnesses and excellencies to declare enough is enough.

Frik Els | November 2, 2021 | 11:58 am

Nova Scotia’s mining focus expands into critical minerals

Canada is the only Western nation that has an abundance of cobalt, graphite, lithium, and nickel, essential to creating the batteries and EVs of the future.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 1, 2021 | 6:34 am

Inexorable decline of EV battery prices coming to an end – report

EV battery costs were approaching parity with gas-powered cars, but Benchmark believes decline may be at an end as lithium prices surge 313% in a year and cobalt, nickel prices jump.

Frik Els | October 29, 2021 | 9:55 am

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