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Electric cars to account for over 80% of battery demand over next 20 years despite current challenges – report

At present, electric cars are the largest market among EVs, with sales more than doubling in 2021 to over 6.4 million.

Staff Writer | May 15, 2022 | 7:51 am

Much to gold’s dissatisfaction, the USDX seems unstoppable

The USDX and the precious metals market are like reverse…

Sunshine Profits | May 13, 2022 | 10:44 am

Billionaire eyes Washington’s last coal plant for green hydrogen

Fortescue is considering building a green hydrogen facility near Washington…

Bloomberg News | May 13, 2022 | 9:02 am

Hudbay suffers major Rosemont copper project setback in Arizona

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has…

Henry Lazenby | May 13, 2022 | 7:04 am

America touts green energy as key to bridging Africa’s growth gap

The US is not opposed to China investing in Africa…

Henry Lazenby in Cape Town, South Africa | May 13, 2022 | 3:11 am

Novagold sues J Capital Research for defamation

JCAP had accused Vancouver-based explorer of “systematically” misleading investors about its Donlin project in Alaska.

Bruno Venditti | July 7, 2020 | 10:01 am

Gates, Bezos-backed firm searching for cobalt in Canada

KoBold aims to create a “Google Maps” of the Earth’s crust, with a special focus on finding cobalt deposits.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 7, 2020 | 6:50 am

SSR’s Marigold mine reaches 4Moz milestone

Last year, the mine produced a record 220,227 ounces.

Jackson Chen | July 6, 2020 | 3:19 pm

Freeport beats revised Q2 copper sales, shares jump

Second-quarter copper sales are expected to exceed the estimate of 690 million pounds by approximately 8%.

Bruno Venditti | July 6, 2020 | 11:40 am

Deep Earth structures may reveal location of untapped base metal deposits

A new study proposes a high-tech treasure map that provides more accurate information so prospectors know where to look.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 6, 2020 | 6:30 am

Chaos in gold markets ripples to other precious metals

Silver and platinum futures have traded at elevated levels relative to spot metals since early April.

Bloomberg News | July 3, 2020 | 3:43 pm

Nevada copper expects full-scale production in Q4

Pumpkin Hollow has the capacity to produce 65 million pounds of copper-equivalent per year.

Jackson Chen | July 3, 2020 | 11:08 am

Moon richer in metals than previously thought — NASA

Scientists found the lunar subsurface contains higher concentration of iron and titanium than estimated.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 3, 2020 | 7:18 am

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Get caught up in a mining minute.

MINING.com Editor | July 2, 2020 | 1:13 pm

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