Glencore pays $180 million to Congo to settle corruption claimsDeal is the latest payment in a series of graft cases Glencore has faced and covers all alleged corruption activities between 2007 and 2018.Cecilia Jamasmie | December 5, 2022 | 6:53 am
Phosphorous-based 2D material may lead to advanced solar cells, Li-ion batteriesUK-based researchers say phosphorene nanoribbons or PNRs can be used…Staff Writer | December 5, 2022 | 6:06 am
German minister pursuing hydrogen in Namibia, South AfricaMinister Robert Habeck is visiting Namibia and South Africa to…Bloomberg News | December 4, 2022 | 10:14 am
Swedish consortium gets funding to commercialize grid-scale energy storage concept Mine Storage aims to build the world’s first commercial underground mine storage facility. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 8, 2021 | 2:39 pm
Russian billionaire Potanin faces $7 billion divorce claim in London His ex-wife, Natalia Potanina, is seeking 50% of the value of his stake in MMC Norilsk Nickel. Bloomberg News | December 8, 2021 | 9:52 am
European zinc smelter power woes spark scramble for metal The zinc market is turning out to be considerably tighter than anyone expected just a few months ago, writes Andy Home. Reuters | December 8, 2021 | 8:53 am
Trafigura nearly doubles profit to hit record in FY 2021 The commodity trader posted a net profit of $3.1 billion for its financial year ending Sept. 30, almost double the previous year. Reuters | December 8, 2021 | 6:00 am
Iron has been key for life on earth. What about on other planets? Oxford scientists have uncovered the likely mechanisms by which iron influenced the development of complex life forms. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 8, 2021 | 5:05 am
Lithium extraction company Vulcan adds VW to customer line-up The binding purchase agreement with Volkswagen for lithium extracted from Germany's Upper Rhine Valley region has an initial term of five years. Reuters | December 7, 2021 | 11:38 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
BMW hits 1m EV sales, targets 2m fully electric sales by 2025 The carmaker aims for at least 50% of global sales to be fully electric by 2030. Reuters | December 7, 2021 | 6:05 am
London nickel market tightens as China lifts imports nickel looks set to remain a tight market with the flow of metal into China transferring the tightness from Shanghai to London, writes Andy Home. Reuters | December 6, 2021 | 6:57 am