How Citigroup helped lift the lid on Trafigura’s nickel nightmareUntil late October, the US bank had been helping to finance Trafigura’s nickel trades with companies linked to Indian businessman Prateek Gupta.Bloomberg News | February 14, 2023 | 10:40 am
Electric vehicle sales top $1 trillion in wake-up call for carmakersGlobal auto sales are worth around $2.5 trillion a year.Bloomberg News | February 14, 2023 | 7:17 am
Bluejay Mining pulls demerger plan, aims to raise $6 millionIt said the spinoff of its battery and critical metals…Cecilia Jamasmie | February 14, 2023 | 6:49 am
Europe’s power crunch sparks aluminum smelter meltdown Four operators have announced curtailments totalling over half a million tonnes of annual production capacity, reports Andy Home. Reuters | January 7, 2022 | 2:45 am
Silicon anode startups snagged $1.9bn in funding over the past decade – report According to IDTechEx, growing interest in silicon anode technology allowed junior players to obtain $1.9 billion in funding over the last decade. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 6, 2022 | 6:06 am
Uranium price surges as unrest grips world’s top supplier Kazakhstan The Central Asian nation produces more than 40% of the world’s uranium. Bloomberg News | January 5, 2022 | 7:37 pm
Glencore’s former top copper trader joins digital metal startup Ex-head of copper marketing, Nico Paraskevas, joined Open Mineral as a senior adviser after investing in the digital metals trading startup. Bloomberg News | January 5, 2022 | 6:37 am
The View from England: It’s the economy, stupid The Minerals Education Coalition calculates that the average American born last year will consume almost 3 million pounds of minerals, metals and fuel in their lifetime. Chris Hinde | January 5, 2022 | 6:00 am
PGG miners launch blockade of coal shipments in Poland Poland is one of the biggest coal producers in the world and PGG is Europe’s largest coal company. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 5, 2022 | 3:57 am
Energy-starved France mulls burning more coal to keep lights on The grid operator, Reseau de Transport d’Electricite, said last month that France risked an electricity shortfall in the event of a cold snap. Bloomberg News | January 5, 2022 | 2:35 am
Palladium-infused ‘nano-chocolates’ a cheaper mechanism to store hydrogen German researchers have developed an alternative mechanism to store hydrogen in palladium nanoparticles. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 4, 2022 | 6:06 am
Vulcan gets five more exploration licences in Germany The licences in the Upper Rhine Valley cover 325 sqkm and increase Vulcan's granted licence area to more than 1,000 sqkm. Reuters | January 3, 2022 | 10:40 pm