Cobalt use in newly-sold electric cars sets record and prices jump to 21-month high, lifting overall index to fresh monthly record.

Company implemented its biggest price increase for diamonds in years as the industry starts bouncing back from the pandemic-induced shutdown.

The UK-based miner and Tanzania will jointly develop a project formerly owned by Barrick and Glencore.

To be eligible, projects must have potential to cut global emissions by at least 500 million tonnes a year.

The move marks the first time a mining company introduces tracker products.

A consortium focused on developing the UK’s lithium supply chain has produced two lithium carbonate concentrates from local samples.