Newcrest eyes major expansion of Red Chris gold-copper project The company plans to decide later this year on whether to add underground block cave mining to its open pit operations. Bloomberg News | June 28, 2023 | 5:54 pm
Chile lithium plan well received by investors, finance boss says The government plans to submit a bill to Congress later this year to create a national lithium company. Bloomberg News | June 28, 2023 | 9:41 am
Thieves threaten World Bank’s South African coal rail project There have been eight instances of railway infrastructure theft since April 2022, according to Eskom. Bloomberg News | June 28, 2023 | 8:39 am
BHP wants Australia to scrap nuclear power ban Nuclear “must be part of the conversation” in Australia says Laura Tyler, BHP's chief technical officer. Bloomberg News | June 28, 2023 | 5:00 am
Peru plans to extend military presence in bid to keep copper shipments flowing The mining corridor is used by MMG’s Las Bambas, Glencore’s Antapaccay and Hudbay Minerals’ Constancia to transport semi-processed copper to a seaport. Bloomberg News | June 27, 2023 | 2:18 pm
Worsening rail bottlenecks pummel South Africa’s coal exports The country is on course to deliver less coal to the coast for export than last year. Bloomberg News | June 27, 2023 | 6:11 am
John Goodenough, a battery trailblazer, dies at 100 His inventions helped develop modern computers and commercialize lithium-ion batteries. Bloomberg News | June 27, 2023 | 6:06 am
Biden energy subsidies risk distorting critical metals market, UK minister warns The IRA is “a challenge to other countries to put down their versions of this also." Bloomberg News | June 26, 2023 | 12:08 pm
Friedland warns of a copper ‘train wreck’ as supply stalls Copper is poised to follow other commodities upended by recent price surges. Bloomberg News | June 26, 2023 | 10:20 am
EV metals will come from dead batteries at new US plant Recycling startup Nth Cycle is opening its first full-scale plant in Fairfield, Ohio, to produce a mix of nickel and cobalt. Bloomberg News | June 26, 2023 | 10:11 am
Germany eyes critical materials fund of as much as $1.1 billion The amount is around half that previously being considered, however, reflecting new spending constraints. Bloomberg News | June 26, 2023 | 9:42 am
Big oil’s pullback from clean energy matters less than you might think Exxon Mobil, Chevron, BP, Shell and TotalEnergies “choose cash over climate.” Bloomberg News | June 25, 2023 | 10:20 am
