Volkswagen battery electric vehicle deliveries nearly triple in H1

Deliveries were mostly driven by demand in Europe, which last week unveiled an effective end date for new combustion engine cars.

Reuters | July 20, 2021 | 10:32 am

Epiroc operating profit misses forecast

Operating earnings at the firm rose to 2.18 billion Swedish crowns ($250.8 million) from 1.42 billion a year earlier.

Reuters | July 20, 2021 | 7:35 am

Diamonds and platinum sparkle in Anglo American’s Q2 production

Diamond production rose by 134% compared to last year as consumer demand recovered, while platinum output rose 59% to 1.06 million ounces.

Reuters | July 20, 2021 | 4:20 am

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

Battle for Venezuelan gold starts at UK’s top court

The question of who controls more than $1 billion of Venezuelan gold stored in the Bank of England’s vaults took another twist.

Bloomberg News | July 19, 2021 | 12:24 pm

LME launches six new contracts, including lithium and scrap aluminium

The LME had delayed the launch of its lithium hydroxide and the five other new contracts from an original date of June 14.

Reuters | July 19, 2021 | 9:08 am

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

Dawn of a mining supercycle. Are you taking the fizz?

MINING.COM takes issue with a new white paper by Wood Mackenzie forecasting the varying impacts of the green energy transition on metals and mining demand.

Frik Els | July 16, 2021 | 5:18 pm

Floods stop work at Aurubis’s Stolberg copper products plant

Force majeure has been declared on deliveries from the plant which was hit by floods on Wednesday evening.

Reuters | July 16, 2021 | 1:00 pm

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