Sweden could take global lead in green steel production – report

According to Wood Mackenzie, the HYBRIT and H2 Green Steel initiatives could put Sweden at the top of green steel production.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 22, 2021 | 6:06 am

Copper price rises as investors recover some risk appetite

Investors weighing up the impact of the omicron coronavirus variant on economic growth turned a little more bullish after two days of selling.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 21, 2021 | 9:01 am

Pure copper ingots unlock secrets of Iron Age trade routes

Elemental and lead isotope analyses of ancient copper ingots unlocked secrets of Early Iron Age trade routes and how Indigenous Mediterranean communities functioned 2,600 years ago.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 20, 2021 | 6:06 am

The world wants more lithium but doesn’t want more mines

Rio Tinto's Jadar lithium project is facing opposition in Serbia, as are other miners' projects around the world.

Bloomberg News | December 18, 2021 | 11:06 am

Zinc price soars as power crunch forces Nyrstar to idle French plant

Elevated electricity costs caused by a wholesale power crunch this year have forced industries from zinc to steel to curtail production.

Reuters | December 17, 2021 | 8:18 am

Norra Kärr deposit could help make the EU self-sufficient in rare earth metals – study

A researcher at the University of Gothenburg proposes studying untapped REE deposits outside China so they are developed in an efficient manner.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 17, 2021 | 6:06 am

Global coal use to hit record high despite climate fight

The IEA says total coal demand — including its use in steelmaking and other industrial activities — will grow by 6% in 2021 to 8.11bn tonnes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 17, 2021 | 3:55 am

Europe’s green deal needs to get round anti-mining roadblock

If the EU is going to persuade its citizens of its green credentials, policy-makers may have to get into the dirty side of mining, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | December 16, 2021 | 7:52 am

The Black Forest holds a secret to making electric cars greener

For decades, geothermal plants in the Upper Rhine Valley have been pumping up hot fluids from beneath the earth’s surface to generate electricity, but the facilities never bothered about the lithium in the brine.

Bloomberg News | December 14, 2021 | 3:33 pm

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