Democrats float border tariff for carbon intensive imports

Senate Democrats have said they want to include a carbon border tariff as part of a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill.

Reuters | July 19, 2021 | 3:37 pm

EV Metal Index quadruples year-on-year as lithium, nickel prices rally

MINING.COM’s tracker of the value of battery metals in newly sold electric cars surges from pandemic lows, grows 18% month-month as lithium and nickel prices resume upward march.

MINING.com Editor | July 19, 2021 | 2:10 pm

Copper price falls amid covid-19 worries

China will continue to release copper, aluminum, and zinc from its state reserves in batches.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 19, 2021 | 8:52 am

China frictions steer electric automakers away from rare earth magnets

As tensions mount between China and the US, automakers are trying to reduce their reliance on permanent magnets.

Reuters | July 19, 2021 | 7:41 am

New York beating London as trading hub for booming cobalt market

Trading activity in CME’s contract has been gathering steam since its launch in December.

Bloomberg News | July 17, 2021 | 8:28 am

Dawn of a mining supercycle. Are you taking the fizz?

MINING.COM takes issue with a new white paper by Wood Mackenzie forecasting the varying impacts of the green energy transition on metals and mining demand.

Frik Els | July 16, 2021 | 5:18 pm