As Freeport converts mining trucks to green power, costs unclear

It's migrating its fleet of roughly 600 haul trucks and numerous other pieces of mining equipment to electric or hydrogen power.

Reuters | December 2, 2021 | 7:00 am

GM partners with POSCO to build NA battery materials plant

GM did not disclose the planned investment or size of the facility but said it could announce a location in early 2022.

Reuters | December 1, 2021 | 11:08 am

Gold price rebounds, shrugs off hawkish comments from Powell

Gold posted a marginal loss last month as investors weighed the prospects of the Fed dialing back on stimulus amid elevated consumer prices.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 1, 2021 | 9:40 am

Barrick, NovaGold to update $7.4bn Donlin feasibility

The Donlin project hosts one of the largest and highest grade undeveloped deposits in the world.

Northern Miner Staff | December 1, 2021 | 8:15 am

Asteroid “ideal for mining exploration” to enter Earth’s orbit next week

An asteroid as big as a football field has been singled out by scientists as an ideal target for a mining exploration mission.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 1, 2021 | 7:12 am

Battery pack prices fall but commodity boom may drive them back up – report

BloombergNEF data show that lithium-ion battery pack prices fell 6% from 2020 to 2021 but rising commodity prices are putting pressure on the industry.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 1, 2021 | 5:06 am

Adoption of renewables still too slow to limit climate crisis — IEA

Growth in the sector is set to hit an all-time record this year, but that's not enough to reach net zero emissions by 2050, says the agency.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 1, 2021 | 4:03 am

Technology spat propels lithium’s biggest stock price swings

In the 12 months through Oct. 27, Standard Lithium soared more than 600% on the back of surging EV demand and the promise of a patented method of removing the metal from brine.

Bloomberg News | November 30, 2021 | 2:02 pm

The dirtiest fossil fuel in America has never been more expensive

US power plants are burning more coal amid a global shortage of natural gas.

Bloomberg News | November 30, 2021 | 7:57 am

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