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Biden tees up a supply chain rethink with challenge to China’s EVs

Ford confirmed last month that it will tap technology from CATL for a $3.5 billion plant it’s building in Michigan.

Bloomberg News | March 28, 2023 | 7:32 am

Majuba Hill acquires Copper King and Desert Mountain claims in Utah

The two claim blocks are 56 miles southwest of Kennecott’s…

Staff Writer | March 27, 2023 | 4:41 pm

Gold price down as investors pivot to riskier assets

There is a sense of calm in the markets and…

Staff Writer | March 27, 2023 | 9:42 am

US Supreme Court turns away challenge to Trump’s tariffs on steel imports

The top court declined to hear a challenge to the…

Reuters | March 27, 2023 | 4:23 am

Graphic: The impact of vehicle sizes on mineral demand in the EV market

While a Tata Motors Tiago battery contains only 1.1kg of…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 24, 2023 | 1:01 pm

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US, EU end Trump-era tariff war over steel, aluminum

The decision ends one of the biggest areas of friction between the allies.

Reuters | October 30, 2021 | 1:18 pm

Inexorable decline of EV battery prices coming to an end – report

EV battery costs were approaching parity with gas-powered cars, but Benchmark believes decline may be at an end as lithium prices surge 313% in a year and cobalt, nickel prices jump.

Frik Els | October 29, 2021 | 9:55 am

US coal miners are ‘sold out’ for 2022

Almost every lump of coal that US miners will dig out of the ground next year has already been sold.

Bloomberg News | October 29, 2021 | 8:49 am

Miners look to carbon capture to move beyond net zero

The global race to carbon neutrality is a double-edged sword for the metals and mining sector, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | October 29, 2021 | 7:48 am

COP26 will be a colossal mining cop-out

New report lays out how the green energy transition “starts and ends with metals” but the required exponential growth in mining is a glaring hole in US and global decarbonisation strategies.

Frik Els | October 28, 2021 | 3:18 pm

Vale receives notice from SEC ahead of potential probe

The SEC investigation would try to find evidence of "misconduct" related to public disclosures after a dam disaster in the town of Brumadinho.

Reuters | October 28, 2021 | 8:51 am

UN deep-sea mining rules unlikely to be completed by 2023, Latam countries say

The UN's International Seabed Authority (ISA) is working on global rules covering sea bed mining, which is not allowed until the regulations are finalised.

Reuters | October 28, 2021 | 7:30 am

Newmont cuts guidance on pandemic hit

The world's top gold producer cut its annual production target by 500,000 ounces.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 28, 2021 | 7:09 am

Ioneer set to begin lithium production jointly with Sibanye in US plant

This follows a deal last month in which Sibanye agreed to buy half of ioneer's Nevada lithium mine project.

Reuters | October 27, 2021 | 10:03 pm

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