BHP said to mull oil exit in retreat from fossil fuels

BHP wants to exit while it can still get a good price for the assets, aiming to repeat a 2018 sale of its shale business to BP Plc for $10.4 billion.

Bloomberg News | July 20, 2021 | 8:56 am

Iron ore price rises on disappointing figures by top producers

The metal has been in a bull market for more than two years, and it’s not about to end soon, according to Goldman Sachs.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 20, 2021 | 8:31 am

BHP posts record annual iron ore production, lower output elsewhere

BHP notched record output at its Jimblebar mine and Mining Area C in the Pilbara region.

Reuters | July 19, 2021 | 3:40 pm

EV Metal Index quadruples year-on-year as lithium, nickel prices rally

MINING.COM’s tracker of the value of battery metals in newly sold electric cars surges from pandemic lows, grows 18% month-month as lithium and nickel prices resume upward march.

MINING.com Editor | July 19, 2021 | 2:10 pm

Low-cost, sustainable plasma technology could replace one of world’s rarest materials

Technology would replace indium, a rare chemical element widely used in smartphones and computers.

MINING.com Editor | July 19, 2021 | 12:34 pm

Vulcan Energy signs lithium hydroxide supply deal with LG Chem unit

It is the first deal of its kind for Vulcan's project in Germany, and would account for a quarter of total output once the project is fully ramped up from 2026.

Reuters | July 18, 2021 | 8:40 pm