How far are we from phasing out coal?Coal-fired electricity generation reached all-time highs globally in 2021, showing that eliminating coal from the energy mix will not be a simple task.Visual Capitalist - Elements | April 28, 2022 | 12:21 pm
Caterpillar warns of weaker China demand as lockdowns biteThe company’s first-quarter results Thursday showed China sales and demand…Bloomberg News | April 28, 2022 | 10:37 am
Top bid for lithium up 140% after Musk’s ‘insane levels’ callPilbara Minerals Ltd.’s auction of spodumene concentrate attracted a top…Bloomberg News | April 28, 2022 | 7:59 am
Energy demand growth was slowing before covid-19, says BP The oil major’s annual Statistical Review showed that growth in primary energy consumption slowed to 1.3% in 2019. Bloomberg News | June 17, 2020 | 8:08 am
Copper blind-sided by the strength of Chinese recovery Mine closures have grabbed the headlines but the bigger supply disruption has taken place in the copper scrap sector. Reuters | June 16, 2020 | 9:43 am
Barrick sells majority stake in Shandong for $210 million Both companies have been partners in the Veladero mine in Argentina. Reuters | June 16, 2020 | 9:02 am
Tesla strikes deal to buy cobalt from Glencore for EV plants The deal could involve Glencore supplying as much as 6,000 tonnes of the metal a year for lithium-ion batteries. Bloomberg News | June 16, 2020 | 8:43 am
Gold and iron ore are doing equally well. Their miners are not Shares in Rio Tinto are down 4.8% so far this year. Stock in BHP is down 9.6%. Reuters | June 15, 2020 | 1:09 pm
Gold price slumps despite fears of second virus wave Spot gold fell 0.7%, while US gold futures declined 0.6%. MINING.com Editor | June 15, 2020 | 10:51 am
Charging points surge ahead of electric car boom The number of publicly accessible charging points for electric vehicles (EV) jumped 60% in 2019. Reuters | June 15, 2020 | 10:47 am
China Moly chairman steps down, takes M&A role in reshuffle China Molybdenum Co chairman Li Chaochun has resigned from his position but will remain vice chairman and chief investment offer in a […] Reuters | June 15, 2020 | 8:21 am
Russia’s gold mine production growth to overtake China’s by 2029 – report Fitch Solutions predicts that Russia’s gold production will grow from 11.3moz in 2020 to 15.5moz in 2029. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 14, 2020 | 12:22 pm