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Electrification of heavy-duty long-haul operations key to reaching net-zero on road transport by 2050 – report

Experts at BloombergNEF believe that battery-electric trucks are likely to become a viable option for heavy-duty long-haul operations by the end of the 2020s.

Staff Writer | June 2, 2022 | 6:06 am

Supply snags threaten EV revolution, top Toyota scientist says

Surging battery prices and shortages of metals and materials are…

Bloomberg News | June 1, 2022 | 5:18 pm

It is possible to recover gold from waste with almost 100% efficiency

Korean researchers developed a process that is 99.9% efficient in…

Staff Writer | June 1, 2022 | 6:06 am

India’s top e-recycler to spend $1bn on expansions as EVs take off

Attero is seeking to recycle over 300,000 metric tons of…

Reuters | May 31, 2022 | 10:19 am

Researchers demonstrate feasibility of using less cobalt, nickel in Li-ion batteries

Japanese scientists have demonstrated the feasibility of synthesizing electrode materials…

Staff Writer | May 30, 2022 | 6:06 am

Iron ore, coking coal shrug off China coronavirus, look to stimulus

It would appear market participants are looking beyond the virus to increased stimulus spending by Beijing

Reuters | February 11, 2020 | 11:04 am

The periodic table and the road to resource nationalism

Many countries are starting to look inward to meet their own needs as well as broaden their economic portfolio.

Kurt Breede - Special to the Northern Miner | February 11, 2020 | 9:33 am

Gold holds gain after WHO chief’s ‘tip of the iceberg’ warning

Bullion traded near the highest since 2013 as investors assess the impact of the virus

Bloomberg News | February 10, 2020 | 3:35 pm

BHP in talks to delay copper shipments to China due to virus

Copper prices had slid for a record 14 straight days in London amid mounting concerns the coronavirus will aggravate the slowdown in global economic growth.

Bloomberg News | February 10, 2020 | 3:21 pm