April 7, 2021

Glencore’s KCC mine in Congo had acid spill on March 16

Glencore declined to say how much acid was spilled from the tank, but said KCC immediately contained the spill and conducted follow-up monitoring of the environment.

April 6, 2021

GRAPH: Global metal and ore production at a glance

Critical metals and minerals are a tiny sliver of a sliver of global mining production.

April 6, 2021

Greenpeace stages Pacific Ocean protest against deep-sea mining

Last week BMW, Volvo Group, Samsung SDI and Google signed on to a World Wildlife Fund call for a moratorium on the practice.

April 5, 2021

The US has a metals problem

Years of neglecting its critical metal supplies is catching up with the United States, as demand for the raw materials needed to build a new green economy that rejects fossil…

April 5, 2021

The next electric-car battery champion could be European

After years of ceding the EV battery business to foreign companies, Europe wants in.

April 5, 2021

Tesla’s market value set to gain $50 billion on record EV deliveries

Tesla delivered 184,800 vehicles globally during the first quarter of 2021, above estimates of 177,822 vehicles.

April 5, 2021

Raw materials from EV battery recycling have smaller carbon footprint – study

Finnish researchers used simulation-based life-cycle to account for emissions and energy and water consumption in the recycling process.

April 2, 2021

UEX hits high-grade cobalt-nickel mineralization at West Bear

Highlights include 9.5 metres grading 0.39% cobalt and 0.62% nickel starting from 77.5 metres.

April 2, 2021

Saudi Arabia of cobalt: Congo eyes battery metal price power

The new state cobalt buyer wants to have a monopoly on all hand-dug cobalt in the central African country.

April 1, 2021

In the meme-stock era, even bad Voltswagen jokes are worth billions

You can’t blame VW for wanting a little bit of Tesla’s glamour. But its April Fools’ Day calamity shows the dangers of trying to be cool and funny.