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JPMorgan’s mystery ‘nickel’ rocks: The hunt for clues begins with a kick

Access World is leaning toward the theory that someone sneaked into the LME-registered warehouse to steal the nickel.

Bloomberg News | March 24, 2023 | 11:31 am

Biden reaches moment of truth for electric vehicle tax credits

One week from today, the auto world will know where…

Bloomberg News | March 24, 2023 | 7:51 am

Battery recycling projects get $3.5 million from US

The initiatives are aimed at securing a domestic supply of…

Staff Writer | March 24, 2023 | 6:06 am

Copper price back above $9,000 on weaker dollar

China's refined copper production in the first two months of…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 23, 2023 | 8:36 am

Goldman hikes gold forecast, reiterates bullish commodities view

Goldman also said it was confident in its commodity 'supercycle…

Reuters | March 23, 2023 | 8:08 am

Rio Tinto and USGS team up for Montana critical mineral hunt

The USGS will deploy its hi-tech Earth MRI to look for critical minerals.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 27, 2021 | 11:22 am

Antofagasta to appeal US plan to block Twin Metals copper mine

The company said the move by the Forest Service was "politically motivated and completely unnecessary."

Reuters | October 27, 2021 | 8:45 am

TSLA la land: Tesla vs Volkswagen 2021 battery power comparison

Head to head, gigawatt for gigawatt Tesla vs Volkswagen’s electric car only sales show just how out of whack TSLA’s $1 trillion valuation really is.

Frik Els | October 26, 2021 | 2:03 pm

Citric acid can be used to extract rare earth metals from coal ash

The method, if widely adopted, could turn coal ash from an environmental pariah into a commercially viable product, researcher says.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 26, 2021 | 6:06 am

Caterpillar gears up for green energy transition, automation age

MINING.COM sits down for a conversation with Denise Johnson, Caterpillar’s mining chief, to talk about the future of mining and the trends shaping the industry.

Frik Els | October 25, 2021 | 1:19 pm

Cheniere to sell LNG to Glencore, keeping expansion plan on track

Utilities around the world are competing for LNG cargoes to fill dangerously low gas stockpiles in Europe.

Reuters | October 25, 2021 | 11:02 am

Gold price back above $1,800 as Fed prepares to taper asset purchases

“There is some short-term momentum building in gold as some investors look for an inflation hedge," one analyst says.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 25, 2021 | 8:57 am

What automation, AI, AR and robotics mean for the future of work in mining

A new report by Wikistrat and idoba analyzes the impacts that technological developments and ESG issues are likely to have on workers in the mining industry.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 24, 2021 | 12:38 pm

US appeals court hints at support for Rio’s Resolution copper mine

A federal appeal court on Friday questioned whether it had the power to override an act of Congress that gave Rio Tinto land in Arizona for its Resolution copper mine.

Reuters | October 22, 2021 | 2:08 pm

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