May 26, 2023 EV battery leader CATL joins BYD, Tesla to tap solar’s boom The moves come as the world is on track to install a record number of solar panels this year.
May 25, 2023 Siemens Gamesa to cut reliance on China for rare earths, permanent magnets Siemens Gamesa last month signed a deal with Australia's Arafura Rare Earths to procure 200 tonnes of materials a year.
May 24, 2023 Eni and Sonangol to broaden cooperation on biofuels, minerals The agreement was inked in Rome on the occasion of the Angolan President's state visit to Italy.
May 24, 2023 Oil giant ExxonMobil jumps on lithium wagon Acquisition of lithium prospect in southern Arkansas reflects the company's bet on the electric vehicles boom.
May 24, 2023 A new “age of palladates” may be underway A recent study shows that palladium is the key ingredient to reaching the “Goldilocks zone" where superconductivity works particularly well.
May 23, 2023 Microbes help deal with uranium in groundwater, spent nuclear fuel repositories A chemical process for the removal of uranium from groundwater has been discovered.
May 22, 2023 US protectionism could benefit Canadian miners Vast US government spending powers unleashed through the Inflation Reduction Act and Defense Production Act are intended to kickstart a made-in-America green industrialization effort.
May 21, 2023 Macron says Mongolia to supply critical metals for green push Macron added that the two countries would cooperate on renewable energies and nuclear.
May 19, 2023 Half of the coal-fired power plants announced worldwide unlikely to be built — study A study by Mercator found that 50% of the coal-fired power plants that were planned to come online in the next few years will fail to do so.
May 18, 2023 Coal country to carbon innovation: Wyoming rare earths discovery could be a game changer for US Ramaco Resources, a pure play met coal miner with operations in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, has discovered new potential magnetic rare earth elements at its Brook mine.
Copper price tops $12,000 for first time on tariffs, supply woes Copper prices exceed $12,000 a tonne for the first time on record due to mine disruptions and tariffs, despite weak demand in China. December 23, 2025 | 05:39 am