April 29, 2022

Opinion: World lacks time, not minerals for climate-saving technology

The Russian invasion of Ukraine, covid-related supply chain disruptions, and rising inflation have all fuelled a narrative that the clean energy transition will be highly inflationary.

April 28, 2022

Rubio questions Volkswagen’s ties to metal suppliers in China over human rights

The probe is part of a broader debate over humanitarian issues in supply chains for materials needed in clean energy technology.

April 28, 2022

Glencore hails trading unit outlook, cuts copper guidance

It said earnings from its marketing unit will “comfortably” top the highest end of its guidance range of $2.2 billion to $3.2 billion.

April 27, 2022

GM says it has battery metals secured as industry frets supply

GM’s chief executive officer is confident the automaker will have enough materials to build 400,000 electric vehicles this year and in 2023.

April 27, 2022

Iron man Elon Musk places his Tesla battery bets

Nearly half of the vehicles Tesla produced in Q1 were equipped with LFP batteries - a cheaper rival to the nickel-and-cobalt-based cells that dominate in the West.

April 27, 2022

Column: Global miners rank ESG as their top concern. Really?

Not one of the biggest listed Western mining companies has an executive with the title of chief ESG officer, writes Clyde Russell.

April 27, 2022

Column: Automakers go back to the future to secure battery metals

Henry Ford was right all along, it turns out.

April 27, 2022

Australian universities get $173m in funding to turn critical minerals into products, services

The funds will go towards the development of the Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Trailblazer hub.

April 27, 2022

Apple, Tesla, Intel could be using conflict minerals due to faulty scheme

Global Witness says it is not the companies but the ITSCI certification scheme they rely on to vet their suppliers where the problem lies.

April 26, 2022

9 factors sparking the future of mining and mineral exploration in British Columbia

B.C.’s natural potential for mineral exploration, combined with jurisdictional advantages, makes it one of Canada’s prime locations for the mining industry.