Europe Top Stories

How green material producers, buyers can capture the green premiums

Transforming the metals and mining, building materials, and plastics industries to make them compatible with sustainability targets will require increasing annual spending from $5.7 trillion to $9.2 trillion.

Staff Writer | October 30, 2022 | 11:57 am

Germany’s biggest union starts warning strikes over wage demands

Metals and electronics workers are seeking an 8% wage increase…

Bloomberg News | October 30, 2022 | 10:42 am

Citi pumps aluminum into LME warehouse system, sources say

Most of the recent aluminum flowing into LME warehouses is…

Reuters | October 28, 2022 | 8:21 am

Aurubis says metals sector targeted in cyberattack

The company’s shares fell as much as 4.2%.

Bloomberg News | October 28, 2022 | 8:07 am

Higher-grade ore boosts De Beers diamond output

Production of rough diamonds climbed 4% to 9.6 million carats…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 27, 2022 | 9:54 am

Glencore mulling offers for CSA copper mine in Australia

Miner said current talks are at an early stage, adding there is no guarantee at this point that a transaction would materialize.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 24, 2021 | 7:03 am

Value of battery metals in new electric cars surges 177% year-on-year

Lithium hydroxide prices are up 162% year to date and average lithium use per electric vehicle basis, including hybrids, jumped 19.5% year over year.

MINING.com Editor | September 23, 2021 | 11:36 am

Cameco inks deals to supply fuel for small modular reactors

It will evaluate the potential establishment of a uranium supply chain capable of servicing a fleet of GWRX-300 small modular reactors.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 23, 2021 | 10:17 am

Russia sets new MET tax for metals firms, drops idea of new profit tax

The concept will be revised and will not be introduced at least until 2023.

Reuters | September 23, 2021 | 9:42 am

Gemfields swings to profit after reopening mines

It posted a $23.8 million-net profit, which compares to a loss of $56.7 million in the same period last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 23, 2021 | 9:04 am

Sandfire Resources to buy giant Spanish copper complex for $1.9bn

Acquisition of Minas De Aguas Teñidas would turn the company into one of Australia’s largest copper-focused metal producers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 23, 2021 | 6:15 am

Recent discovery may give solar cells 1,000% more power

The photovoltaic effect of ferroelectric crystals can grow by creating crystalline layers of barium titanate, strontium titanate and calcium titanate.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 23, 2021 | 1:25 am

Automakers look to hedge against China’s rare earth dominance

European automakers are in discussions with Arafura Resources about sourcing elements outside China.

Bloomberg News | September 22, 2021 | 6:27 pm

The future of uranium: A story of supply and demand

This infographic outlines how uranium’s demand and supply fundamentals stack up, and how that balance could change the direction of the market in the future.

Govind Bhutada - Visual Capitalist | September 22, 2021 | 10:59 am

First

Last