May 28, 2024 Copper price: the squeeze has been squoze A deeper copper price correction is likely and a new report makes predictions of $40,000/t seem even sillier than they were a week ago.
May 28, 2024 Most seabirds off northern Californian coast unlikely to collide with future wind turbines – study A recent study shows that almost 80% of seabirds off the northern Californian coast fly far below the height at which potential wind turbines would operate.
May 27, 2024 South African Shell-BP refinery purchase raises clean-up concern State-owned Central Energy Fund has agreed to buy the 180,000-barrel-a-day Sapref plant for a symbolic price of one rand.
May 27, 2024 New technique allows recycling components of solid-state batteries over and over again Researchers have successfully applied cold sintering to the solid and liquid electrolyte components of solid-state batteries to recycle them.
May 24, 2024 Glencore’s Australia carbon storage project blocked because of groundwater risk The company's pilot project aimed to pump 330,000 metric tons of liquefied carbon dioxide from a coal-fired power plant.
May 23, 2024 Pakistan coal miners face expansion issue as China stops funding In 2021, China President Xi Jinping pledged to halt all coal construction and financing abroad.
May 23, 2024 High concentrations of rare earths found in Utah, Colorado coal mines Rare earth elements are concentrated in fine-grain shale units in Utah and Colorado active coal mines.
May 22, 2024 Fortescue excluded from world’s biggest hydropower plant development The Grand Inga has long faced headwinds because of Congo’s history of corruption and the expected cost of the multiphase project.
May 21, 2024 Metal waste can be turned into catalyst for hydrogen production Swarf, a byproduct of the metal machining industry, can anchor atoms of platinum or cobalt, leading to an efficient electrocatalyst.
May 20, 2024 Energy mogul makes 100-year bet on Argentina’s mineral wealth Jose Luis Manzano has been snapping up mines and lithium-rich acreage in northern Argentina as well as tapping neighboring Brazil’s lithium valley.
Alrosa flags smaller-than-expected decline in annual diamond output Alrosa is the world's largest producer of diamonds, accounting for around a third of global output. December 23, 2025 | 07:20 am
