Lithium producers warn global supplies may not meet electric vehicle demandEven if more lithium mines are built, there are not enough facilities to produce specialized types of the metal for batteries.Reuters | June 22, 2023 | 4:34 pm
How a calcium-doped adsorbent helps deal with nuclear wastewaterA new calcium-doped adsorbent turns unwanted protons in acidic wastewater…Staff Writer | June 22, 2023 | 6:06 am
Indonesia to ban copper exports once Freeport, Amman plants openCopper is set to follow nickel as Indonesia’s next focus…Bloomberg News | June 20, 2023 | 3:56 pm
RANKED: World’s 10 biggest underground mines by tonnes of ore milled The ore that contains sufficient valuable mineral to be treated by milling process is what ends up going into the processing plant compared to run of mine ore production. MINING.com Editor | December 7, 2021 | 11:09 am
Erdene gains key environment nod, begins early work at Bayan Khundii in Mongolia A formal construction decision is expected in early 2022. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 7, 2021 | 10:37 am
Researchers develop covid-killing stainless steel The newly-developed alloy can inactivate 99.75% of the SARS-CoV-2 virus within three hours and 99.99% within six hours. Bloomberg News | December 7, 2021 | 8:07 am
China’s Chengtun to invest $245m in Indonesian nickel matte project The venture, known as PT ChengMach Nickel, will produce 40,000 tonnes per year of nickel matte. Reuters | December 2, 2021 | 8:58 am
Astronomers find new clues on the origin of gold Black holes orbited by accretion disks may be involved in the creation of gold. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 2, 2021 | 6:05 am
A new commodity squeeze could soon rival lumber’s recent historic shortage Tin is in the grips of one of the longest-running squeezes ever seen in commodities markets, and there’s little sign of it letting up. Bloomberg News | December 1, 2021 | 8:08 am
Adoption of renewables still too slow to limit climate crisis — IEA Growth in the sector is set to hit an all-time record this year, but that's not enough to reach net zero emissions by 2050, says the agency. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 1, 2021 | 4:03 am
Huayou’s Indonesia nickel JV starts trial production China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt becomes the second to commission nickel and cobalt HPAL plants in Indonesia this year. Reuters | December 1, 2021 | 2:52 am
Japan’s steel giant set to win price hikes as metal rallies “We’ve seen big progress in correcting contract prices,” Nippon Steel says. Bloomberg News | November 29, 2021 | 11:53 am