August 21, 2023 BHP Ventures invests in copper extraction technology company’s $30m fundraising Ceibo has put together a consortium of financial investors and mining companies to collaborate on and support the commercialization of its copper extraction technology.
August 20, 2023 Chromium may start replacing noble metals in cell phone screens Chromium compounds may be able to replace osmium and ruthenium in luminescent materials and catalysts.
August 18, 2023 Summit Nanotech, Power Minerals planning JV to accelerate lithium production in Argentina Summit and Power signed a binding term sheet leading toward a JV to accelerate lithium production at the Salar de Incahuasi in Argentina.
August 17, 2023 AI can accurately ‘envision’ corrosion-resistant alloys A new machine learning model enhances by 15% the predictive accuracy of corrosion behaviour and potential optimal alloy formulas.
August 16, 2023 Aether raises $49 million to extract lithium using AI Its platform can extract lithium from previously-inaccessible reserves and also create products across sectors, including health care.
August 16, 2023 CATL’s new fast power pack to tackle range anxiety New cell can charge to a range of 400 kilometers in just 10 minutes.
August 16, 2023 ‘Planting’ rocks in global croplands could turn them into major carbon sinks — study Up to 217 gigatons of carbon could be sequestered by applying enhanced rock weathering to all agricultural fields in the world.
August 15, 2023 Researcher to study ’green’ steelmaking process at the atomic level A researcher at Binghamton University received almost half a million dollars to investigate how hydrogen-based direct reduction works at the atomic level.
August 14, 2023 Landfill mining project yields positive results in Spain Research bodes well for clearing up other big fly-tipping or illegal landfill sites.
August 13, 2023 Mussel-inspired technology efficiently recovers neodymium from wastewater Researchers at Penn State University developed a new mussel-inspired nanocellulose coating that has demonstrated "remarkable, even surprising" ability to recover rare earth elements.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
