Tin ticks all the commodity supercycle boxes Tin remains the superstar of the LME industrial metals pack, writes Andy Home. Reuters | November 8, 2021 | 7:32 am
Gemfields finds largest emerald ever at Zambia mine The 7,525-carat gemstone was named Chipembele, which means “rhino” in the local dialect of Bemba. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 8, 2021 | 7:08 am
Low-platinum catalyst developed to boost fuel cell commercialization Chinese researchers developed a catalyst that requires small amounts of platinum and produces high catalytic activity for massive fuel cell adoption. MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 8, 2021 | 6:06 am
Alcoa to restart long idled capacity at Australian aluminum smelter The company's aluminum production lines in Australia have been mothballed since 2009. Reuters | November 8, 2021 | 4:07 am
BHP sheds more Australian coal mines in $1.35 billion deal The world’s largest miner has agreed to sell its 80% stake in BMC to Stanmore Resources, as part of its retreat from fossil fuels. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 8, 2021 | 3:48 am
Twitter has spoken: Musk should sell $21 billion Tesla stake A majority of 3.5 million Twitter users said they’d support the move in a poll that Musk launched Saturday when he floated the idea of selling the stock. Bloomberg News | November 7, 2021 | 12:39 pm
China’s State Grid warns of tight supply in winter, despite easing power crunch A wide swathe of China has suffered outages since May as soaring prices and tight supply of coal. Reuters | November 7, 2021 | 12:28 pm
The charging infrastructure needed to boost EV adoption – report A new insight by McKinsey & Company lays out the priorities for scaling EV charging infrastructure to meet demand. MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 7, 2021 | 11:50 am
First Cobalt aims to create specialist EV battery materials facility in North America The company is aiming to produce battery-grade nickel and cobalt and precursor chemicals for the cathode component of the batteries for North America. Reuters | November 7, 2021 | 9:28 am
