UN at COP26: “Enough of mining…we are digging our own graves”

It did not take long for COP26 to turn into a farce with UN Secretary General António Guterres pleading with the gathered highnesses and excellencies to declare enough is enough.

Frik Els | November 2, 2021 | 11:58 am

The great copper squeeze isn’t over yet

As was the case during the October squeeze, buyers on the LME are again paying huge premiums to roll forward front-month contracts.

Bloomberg News | November 2, 2021 | 10:07 am

Mosaic sees massive fertilizer price surge continuing

Fertilizer prices have skyrocketed as soaring natural gas costs have forced some European production plants to halt or curtail production.

Bloomberg News | November 2, 2021 | 8:21 am

In race to net zero, being small or diverse foils metal makers

The worst performers among 53 major metal companies ranked for risks and readiness in a net-zero emissions scenario were an Australian iron ore miner and steelmakers from Russia and India.

Bloomberg News | November 1, 2021 | 9:45 pm

Europe’s EV battery strategy threatened by supply chain gaps, Eramet says

Eramet is struggling to attract investment from its home region to process its overseas nickel, lithium and cobalt reserves into battery materials.

Reuters | November 1, 2021 | 10:12 am

Rusal seen completing demerger of higher carbon assets in H2 2022

The new AL+ is expected to keep 60% of its current aluminum and 70% of alumina production assets.

Reuters | November 1, 2021 | 9:46 am

COP26: What G-20 leaders agreed on coal, methane, net-zero

Politicians promised to stop financing overseas coal plants, tackle methane leaks and take greater action this decade to limit global warming.

Bloomberg News | October 31, 2021 | 1:16 pm

EU and US end clash over steel and aluminium, take aim at China’s ‘dirty’ steel

The future EU-US arrangement will be a challenge for China, which produces more than half of the world's steel.

Reuters | October 31, 2021 | 12:38 pm

While China will continue to use rare earths in EVs, Europe trying different options – report

According to IDTechEx, Europe is making efforts to decrease the utilization of magnetic materials and especially heavy rare earths in its electric vehicles.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 31, 2021 | 10:15 am

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