Eskom allowed to sidestep pollution reduction rules at key plant Eskom has been given permission to bypass pollution abatement equipment at the Kusile coal power station in South Africa. Bloomberg News | June 24, 2023 | 12:46 pm
Heavy rains in Chile cause floods, shut down some copper mines Work at the company’s Andina mine is currently suspended, Codelco said. Bloomberg News | June 23, 2023 | 12:05 pm
The China-driven metals ‘super cycle’ is over, Jefferies says Asia’s largest economy has been a crucial support for metals markets over the last two to three decades. Bloomberg News | June 23, 2023 | 10:10 am
Billionaire Friedland says US must brand copper a critical metal Friedland, who’s behind the discovery of some of the world’s biggest copper deposits, has long championed the importance of the metal. Bloomberg News | June 23, 2023 | 9:34 am
Newcrest seeks to address gold mine air pollution after warning Newcrest was fined A$15,000 last August for failing to effectively mitigate dust pollution at Cadia. Bloomberg News | June 23, 2023 | 9:18 am
UK regulator was missing in action at start of nickel crisis, filings show As nickel prices surged and for hours after a large Chinese bank missed a margin call, the Financial Conduct Authority was largely passive in its interactions with the LME. Bloomberg News | June 22, 2023 | 4:21 pm
Iron ore leads metals higher on hopes for more China stimulus After swinging between gains and losses since Monday, iron ore is on course for a modest weekly drop. Bloomberg News | June 22, 2023 | 7:37 am
Volkswagen’s EV battery effort keeps its executives up at night Chief Financial Officer Arno Antlitz said the company remains open to eventually selling shares in PowerCo. Bloomberg News | June 22, 2023 | 7:29 am
Shell dumped by Church of England Pensions due to oil risk Move is part of a total exit from oil and gas companies, which the pensions board says are failing to address climate risks. Bloomberg News | June 22, 2023 | 4:02 am
Boric’s lithium strategy will hinder Chile’s growth, Conservative rival says Jose Antonio Kast, who lost to Boric in the 2021 presidential election and aims to run again in 2025. Bloomberg News | June 21, 2023 | 4:10 pm
What really happened the night the nickel market broke Documents made public in a court hearing this week recount in detail the LME’s fateful decisions in early March 2022. Bloomberg News | June 21, 2023 | 7:37 am
EV battery-swapping could help solve the US charging problem Over the past two years, Ample Inc. has deployed more than a dozen robotic battery-swap stations around San Francisco and in Europe. Bloomberg News | June 21, 2023 | 7:26 am
