Pakistan closer to letting Barrick Gold proceed with $7bn project The copper-gold mine would be one of the largest foreign investments in Pakistan and one of Barrick’s key projects for this decade. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2022 | 5:19 am
Researchers create thick graphite films for clean energy technologies Korean researchers are proposing a strategy to synthesize single-crystalline graphite films orders of magnitude large, up to inch scale. Staff Writer | December 9, 2022 | 5:05 am
EU inks deal with Chile for easier access to battery metals Trade agreement gives Europeans greater access to copper, lithium and raw materials that are key for the energy transition. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2022 | 3:52 am
Lithium price rally has more room to run, thanks to US climate bill More than $13 billion of investment has been announced in the less than three months since Biden signed the IRA into law. Bloomberg News | December 8, 2022 | 7:06 pm
WTO rules against US tariffs on steel, aluminum imposed by Trump Such a ruling, which has yet to be confirmed by the WTO, would undermine one of Trump’s most controversial trade decisions. Bloomberg News | December 8, 2022 | 10:54 am
Cordoba sells 50% stake in Colombian project to China’s JCHX for $100m The Alacran project is positioned to be the largest copper mine in Colombia in the near future. Staff Writer | December 8, 2022 | 10:23 am
Copper rises while Goldman predicts prices reaching $11,000 in a year Copper price rose on Thursday on hopes that an easing of coronavirus controls in China will increase demand. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 8, 2022 | 9:56 am
Ascot drills 488 g/t Au at Big Missouri deposit, its best gold intercept since 2017 These results give the company confidence that "there is more gold to be discovered outside the existing resource model at Big Missouri.” Staff Writer | December 8, 2022 | 9:28 am
BYD considers US battery plant, refrains from selling EVs after Biden Inflation Act BYD is pursuing a dedicated cell production site in America, buoyed by robust consumer demand for EVs. Bloomberg News | December 8, 2022 | 8:35 am
