April 12, 2021 Once ‘green’ plug-in hybrid cars suddenly look like dinosaurs in Europe European automakers are dividing over whether to fight for PHEVs, or spend their financial and political capital accelerating the leap to fully electric vehicles.
April 12, 2021 Chile minister says mining royalty bill “unconstitutional” Mining minister Juan Carlos Jobet said President Sebastian Piñera's administration is against setting a 3% royalty on copper and lithium.
April 12, 2021 Environmentalists call on Norway to stop plans for deep-sea mining Six environmental organisations, including the World Wildlife Fund and Greenpeace, on Monday called on Norway to stop plans to open ocean areas for deep-sea mining.
April 12, 2021 Silicon metal market may benefit from EV boom — report Roskill believes demand for silicon metal will continue the upward trend it has experienced in the past two decades.
April 11, 2021 Artisanal miners could help Congo’s state-owned company become world’s fourth-largest cobalt producer If the newly created Entreprise Générale du Cobalt is able to capture all production from artisanal miners, it will compete with Glencore, ERG and China Moly.
April 11, 2021 CATL takes stake in China Moly cobalt mine for $137.5 million The investment gives CATL access to the Kisanfu copper-cobalt mine in the DRC, one of the world's largest undeveloped sources of cobalt.
April 9, 2021 Biden’s EV plan would create bull conditions for energy metals — report The $2 trillion infrastructure bill would help create bull conditions in commodity markets, particularly in steel, cobalt, lithium and copper.
April 9, 2021 The need for a battery gold rush in US US automakers are finally making bold commitments to electrify their fleets, but in the short-term, there may not be enough lithium-ion batteries to go around.
April 8, 2021 China’s CNGR to make nickel matte in Indonesia as battery demand grows The project with Singapore-based Rigqueza International will produce 30,000 tonnes of nickel matte a year, CNGR said.
April 8, 2021 Value of top 50 mining companies surges $600 billion from covid lows Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion.
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
