January 7, 2025

Ivanhoe Electric-BHP exploration alliance kicks off first survey in Arizona

Initially, the parties will explore six areas of interest, with BHP funding $15 million over a three-year period.

January 7, 2025

Are lab-grown diamonds too bling for their own good?

LGD prices are falling because their manufacturing costs also keep dropping, while slow demand is pulling down natural diamond prices.

January 7, 2025

Vale, GreenIron to explore decarbonization projects in Brazil, Sweden

The partnership includes studies on the feasibility of a direct reduction plant to be operated by GreenIron in Brazil.

December 29, 2024

Supply-demand imbalance looms for critical battery raw materials by 2030: McKinsey

By 2030, McKinsey estimates that worldwide demand for passenger cars in the BEV segment will grow sixfold from 2021 through 2030.

December 26, 2024

Unlocking shared value for our global energy transition: 3 proven models for LSM-ASM collaboration

As metal prices soar, mining expands into new frontiers, more communities and Indigenous peoples will be impacted as they are attracted to ASM as a vital lifeline in times of…

December 24, 2024

Solar, EVs and a big exit from coal: 2024’s good climate news

Solar capacity around the world was rolled out at a record pace, as bargain panel prices helped countries deploy cleaner energy.

December 20, 2024

Earth AI finds gold near Willow Glen molybdenum project

It has found its first gold system with the help of AI, making mineral exploration faster, more accurate, and cheaper.

December 18, 2024

Idemitsu to take majority stake in Australian vanadium developer Vecco

Vecco is developing the Debella project in Queensland, focusing on a vanadium mine and an electrolyte plant for vanadium flow batteries.

December 17, 2024

Oak Ridge National Laboratory tests new methods of turning coal into graphite

A preliminary techno-economic analysis has found that the new process could be less expensive than conventional methods of making graphite.

December 17, 2024

Rio Tinto, BHP, and BlueScope to build ‘green iron’ plant

Project could help reduce emissions by up to 80% if renewables and green hydrogen are used, the companies said.