Gold miner dividends trump copper counterparts — until 2022 Miners of the precious metal are expected to more than double dividends this year. Bloomberg News | March 2, 2021 | 9:06 am
Mining deals to pick up as world reopens, leading adviser says Pent-up demand for acquisitions should start to be realized as the world opens up assuming buoyant commodity prices hold up. Bloomberg News | March 2, 2021 | 9:01 am
Minerals exploration in Australia jumps as supercycle looms Spending on exploration in Australia rose in the December quarter to its highest in over seven years. Bloomberg News | March 2, 2021 | 8:39 am
China chips away at coal addiction to chase climate goals Coal use accounted for 56.8% of the country’s total energy consumption last year, down 0.9 of a percentage point from 2019. Bloomberg News | March 1, 2021 | 8:19 am
Tycoon Usmanov’s firms to build plant for greener iron products USM and Metalloinvest Holding Co.’s iron ore mine plan to make 2 million tons of hot-briquetted iron per year. Bloomberg News | February 28, 2021 | 8:58 am
Copper crunch set to ease with more supply heading to China Starting next month, there’ll be a large number of ships arriving at Chinese ports from Chile and Peru, the nation’s main suppliers. Bloomberg News | February 26, 2021 | 8:49 am
Copper price spike stirs alarm over another rush to find substitutes With prices spiking, manufacturers making wires and pipes are looking to aluminum. Bloomberg News | February 26, 2021 | 8:34 am
Musk says nickel price is ‘biggest concern’ for electric-car batteries Tesla CEO said that the company is shifting some cars to a type of battery that uses iron instead. Bloomberg News | February 26, 2021 | 8:24 am
China says Biden bid to shift US supply chains unrealistic Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said the measures “will not help solve domestic problems” and only harm global trade. Bloomberg News | February 25, 2021 | 2:51 pm
Hyundai’s $900m recall shows EV glory is no one-way road Company's recall of nearly 82,000 electric vehicles highlights how costly the shift to the industry’s new frontier can be for all the automakers piling in, both to their balance sheets and their brands. Bloomberg News | February 25, 2021 | 2:30 pm
EVs are more expensive than traditional cars—but not by much An analysis from BloombergNEF found that “upfront cost parity” for US electric and internal combustion vehicles will arrive in 2024. Bloomberg News | February 25, 2021 | 10:27 am
African Gold SPAC to target ‘well-trodden’ mining countries “We are the only Africa mining-focused SPAC amongst a sea of SPACs,” said Rob Hersov, the founder and chairman of the company. Bloomberg News | February 25, 2021 | 9:46 am
