June 22, 2018 Volkswagen invests USD$100m in solid-state battery research firm Sold-state batteries have been made with ceramics and glass.
June 21, 2018 Trump vows to open Minnesota’s Superior National Forest to mines Trumps administration will soon be “taking the first steps” to rescind a move made by the Obama administration to put the national forest off limits to industry activity.
June 21, 2018 Zambia aiming for power prices that reflect costs by end 2018 The new measure will affect global mining firms including First Quantum Minerals, Glencore, Barrick Gold Corp and Vedanta Resources which currently pay a flat rate of 9.30 cents/kWh.
June 21, 2018 Trade worries aside, copper price has further to fall "Metals markets are well supplied and weaker demand from China will prove too strong a headwind for prices," says new report.
June 21, 2018 Global copper output up 7.1 pct in first three months of 2018 Miners around the globe produced 330,000 more tonnes of copper between January and March this year than in the same period of 2017, helped by higher production in world’s leader…
June 21, 2018 Lumina Gold, First Quantum ink deal to advance exploration in Ecuador First Quantum will invest $1.5 million to advance exploration work at the Orquideas and Cascas assets in the first year, with the option of investing an additional $37 million over…
June 21, 2018 More than 20 Philippine mines pass govt review, 4 fail — official The panel reviewed the 27 mines in the world's No. 2 nickel ore supplier that former Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Regina Lopez ordered closed or suspended last year.
June 21, 2018 Newmont sells stake in Yanacocha gold mine to Japan’s Sumitomo for $48 million Sumitomo’s move comes as Japanese trading companies have been grabbing assets and increasing their stakes on a few of them thanks higher commodities prices, which have boosted their profits.
June 20, 2018 Nevada Copper continues to expand open-pit mineralization and provides positive project update Nevada Copper is pleased to provide an operations and drill update regarding the Underground and Open Pit projects at its Pumpkin Hollow Project in Nevada.
Lithium prices surges in China after local authorities announce plan to revoke mining licences Beijing said the licences had long expired—some over a decade ago—and most were for ceramic clay or limestone mining. December 17, 2025 | 05:36 am
