Capital investment firm, battery recycler join forces to boost US rare earths production

HG Ventures and American Rare Earth LLC want to scale up the recycling of batteries, magnets and e-waste with the goal of recovering and supplying rare earth metals to the US market.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 11, 2022 | 6:06 am

Coal prices in costliest US region fall from 12-year peak

Central Appalachia posted its first price decline since July, falling 6.4% to $86.55 a short tonne for the week ending Jan. 7.

Bloomberg News | January 11, 2022 | 2:40 am

Tesla signs $1.5 billion deal for nickel from Talon Metals’ Minnesota project

Tesla agrees to buy 75,000 tonnes of nickel with a nominal value of $1.5 billion from Talon Metals-Rio Tinto JV starting in 2026.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 10, 2022 | 1:41 pm

Mining 2021: Top 10 drill holes of the year

Six of the top 10 drill intersections reported by TSX and ASX listed mining companies were at projects in Canada.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 10, 2022 | 12:48 pm

i-80 Gold CEO boosts share ownership

Ewan Downie has increased his ownership in the company to approximately 5 million common shares, or 2.09%.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 10, 2022 | 9:25 am

Copper-based artificial photosynthesis device advances research into solar fuels

The device is known as a photoelectrochemical cell and it is made of copper oxide, or cuprous oxide, a promising artificial photosynthesis material.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 10, 2022 | 6:06 am

Gold catalyst helps transform methane into methanol, acetic acid

Researchers produced methanol and acetic acid by reacting methane with oxygen in the presence of a catalyst made from gold and the zeolite ZSM-5.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 9, 2022 | 7:37 am

Researchers discover resurrection method for ‘dead’ lithium in li-ion batteries

US-based researchers found a way to revitalize rechargeable lithium batteries, potentially boosting the range of EVs and battery life in next-gen electronic devices.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 7, 2022 | 6:06 am

Copper price set for biggest weekly decline since November

Metal price rose on Friday, supported by a rebound in equities and tight supply, but a firmer dollar and expectations of an early US interest rate hike kept copper on track for its biggest weekly decline in more than two months.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 7, 2022 | 3:36 am

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Mining veteran Mick Davis raises $590 million for metals fund

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