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Could seaweed farms become the next generation of mines?

Blue Evolution is working to develop a revolutionary method for sustainably extracting critical minerals and rare earth elements from seaweed.

Amanda Stutt | October 25, 2024 | 12:13 pm

El-Erian says soaring gold is driven by dollar diversification

While the move has been slow, “the bad news is the momentum is building up,” says Mohamed El-Erian, president of Queens’ College, Cambridge.

Bloomberg News | October 25, 2024 | 11:14 am

Ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge gains key permit, but legal and political risks loom

“Legal challenges are almost inevitable,” the Australian miner's CEO says.

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | October 25, 2024 | 10:55 am

Sanctions delay to Russian zinc mine causes supply miscalculation

Western sanctions on Russia's zinc miner Ozernoye have left it struggling to replace equipment needed to ramp up output.

Reuters | October 25, 2024 | 10:10 am

BofA’s Hartnett says bets on gold are rising before US election

The precious metal hit a record high on Wednesday and gold funds recorded their biggest weekly inflow since July 2020.

Bloomberg News | October 25, 2024 | 9:39 am

Coal billionaire Tykac eyes growth in bet against ESG uptake

Pavel Tykac’s Sev.en Group has taken advantage of cheap valuations to buy up coal power stations and mines in the US, Australia and Vietnam.

Bloomberg News | October 25, 2024 | 9:20 am

Gold miners crippled by costs risk losing out on bullion’s boom

Analysts had high hopes for the industry, with gold among the best-performing commodities this year, surging more than 30% on the outlook for lower interest rates and geopolitical turmoil.

Bloomberg News | October 24, 2024 | 3:03 pm

Biden administration approves ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine

Ford and a joint venture between Toyota and Panasonic have agreed to buy lithium from the mine.

Reuters | October 24, 2024 | 11:08 am

Arkansas lithium projects heat up with royalty battle, huge underground resource

The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission on Nov. 4 is to hear an application filed by those companies and others to potentially set the royalty rate.

Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | October 24, 2024 | 10:48 am

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Rio Tinto exec asks Trump Administration to speed up permitting

Alcoa suspends bauxite shipments from Brazil’s Juruti mine due to port issue

American Pacific drills hit high-grade copper-zinc at Palmer as it preps for resource update

Albemarle loses more than $1 billion on falling lithium prices

Metals sell off after Trump win while oil recoups some losses

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