France backs nickel refinery project to bolster battery supply chainThe project, called Electro Mobility Materials Europe (EMME), aims to cover 20-30% of France's nickel and cobalt needs for electric vehicles by 2030.Reuters | May 13, 2024 | 8:51 am
Anglo American rejects BHP’s revised $43 billion proposalAnglo American stated that the new offer was "highly unattractive"…Staff Writer | May 13, 2024 | 8:21 am
Platinum, palladium, rhodium prices seen down in 2024 despite deficit, Metals Focus saysAverage prices are expected to fall this year compared with…Reuters | May 13, 2024 | 6:53 am
Share of Russian aluminum in LME-registered warehouses rises to 79.5% The high share of Russian-origin metal in the LME-registered stocks has been a concern for some producers. Reuters | November 10, 2023 | 7:53 am
Column: Russian mine fire turns up the heat on zinc supply The fire at the Ozerny mine has been extinguished but it has heated up the zinc market. Reuters | November 10, 2023 | 7:43 am
Anglo American’s costly fertilizer mine seeks more customers The Woodsmith has the world's largest known deposit of polyhalite. Reuters | November 10, 2023 | 7:03 am
Manganese-doped material may be crucial in energy-efficient computing Manganese-doped germanium telluride could eventually lead to computers that need less than one millionth of the currently required energy to switch a bit, according to new research. Staff Writer | November 10, 2023 | 4:32 am
Fierce community opposition to copper, lithium projects threatens energy transition Resource nationalism has ignited high-profile disputes in recent weeks, including First Quantum’s struggles in Panama and lithium miners' in Portugal. MINING.COM Editor | November 10, 2023 | 3:48 am
CEZ luring car-battery producers as lithium mine decision nears The biggest traded power producer in eastern Europe is “totally serious” about plans to extract the metal in the north of Czech Republic. Bloomberg News | November 9, 2023 | 11:39 am
Russian gold miner Uzhuralzoloto announces IPO despite UK sanctions on owner Company will offer up to 5% of capital in new shares in an initial public offering on the Moscow Exchange. Reuters | November 9, 2023 | 6:45 am
Portugal activists urge suspension of lithium projects after PM quits With more than 60,000 metric tons of known lithium reserves, Portugal is Europe's biggest lithium producer. Reuters | November 8, 2023 | 2:48 pm
Aurubis to invest about $700 million to build smelter in US The commissioning of the secondary smelter in Augusta, Georgia, is planned for the second half of 2024. Reuters | November 8, 2023 | 1:32 pm