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Material intensity in EV batteries going down —report

IDTechEx says there is a trend to reduce the number of materials that provide core functionality to the battery pack.

Staff Writer | June 18, 2023 | 7:53 am

New study quantifies violations of Indigenous peoples’ rights by extractive industries

Ten universities joined forces to conduct the largest quantitative analysis…

Staff Writer | June 18, 2023 | 7:24 am

Column: Iron ore dances between China stimulus optimism and soft economic reality

The spot price of iron ore has gyrated in recent…

Reuters | June 16, 2023 | 10:40 am

Billionaire Reuben brothers sue Trafigura over nickel fraud

Trafigura found out that some cargoes it had bought didn't…

Bloomberg News | June 16, 2023 | 7:55 am

Japan expands lithium hunting with Idemitsu Australia push

Japan's Idemitsu Kosan Co has increased its stake in Australian…

Reuters | June 16, 2023 | 7:34 am

POSCO to halt some plants as S.Korea trucker strike continues

POSCO will halt some of its plants in Korea due to a lack of space to store finished products.

Reuters | June 12, 2022 | 12:29 pm

Mongolia urges transparency as Rio Tinto seeks control of Oyu Tolgoi

Erdenes Oyu Tolgoi, the Mongolian state-owned firm, also wants Rio to grant more power to local management.

Reuters | June 8, 2022 | 9:12 am

Rich nations may fork out billions to wean Indonesia off coal

Indonesia is one of a handful of resource-driven nations that could make a major difference in the battle to curb climate change.

Bloomberg News | June 7, 2022 | 2:39 pm

De Beers rises small diamonds price amid shortage

The world’s top diamond producer by value applied a 5% to 7% price increase at the sale held this week in Botswana.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 7, 2022 | 6:54 am

Gold’s haven appeal burnished by drumbeat of growth warnings

Gold could be heading for another rally, with warnings over a global economic slowdown.

Bloomberg News | June 6, 2022 | 6:14 pm

Biden’s trade plan to kickstart US solar fails to win over industry

Biden's plan included invoking emergency authorities to impose a two-year ban on new tariffs for panels imported from four Southeast Asia nations.

Bloomberg News | June 6, 2022 | 1:12 pm

Ma’aden to use steam from massive solar facility to produce alumina

The Saudi Arabian Mining Company and GlassPoint joined forces to develop the world’s largest solar process heat plant.

Staff Writer | June 6, 2022 | 6:06 am

Picasso pigment may be key to recovering gold from e-waste

Japanese researchers discovered that Prussian blue may be the key to recovering precious metals from of nuclear and electronic waste.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 5, 2022 | 6:40 am

Antam targets 10% increase in nickel ore output

Nickel ore sales target at 10.05 million tonnes in 2022, up 31% annually.

Reuters | June 3, 2022 | 5:41 am

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