February 14, 2023 Deep-sea mining may disrupt whale communication, study finds Noises produced by mining the seabed could interfere with whales' ability to communicate with one another.
February 13, 2023 Commodities risk lurking in ESG funds now too big to ignore Analysts estimate that the path to net zero may require digging up 5.2 billion metric tons of metals through 2050, which may be worth as much as $10 trillion.
February 10, 2023 Mining loans seen passing $1 billion at biggest Congo bank Rawbank forecast its lending to DRC’s mining industry will jump more than 20% to over $1 billion this year.
February 9, 2023 Redwood Materials wins $2bn DOE loan for EV materials plant The funds will be used to build out a $3.5 billion recycling and re-manufacturing complex in Nevada.
February 9, 2023 Untreated seawater can produce green hydrogen – study Researchers have split seawater without pre-treatment to produce green hydrogen.
February 9, 2023 Cobalt’s battery-powered boom has turned to bust While automotive usage is still rising, there’s been a sharp drop-off in buying from Chinese electronics.
February 8, 2023 Cobalt from artisanal mines key to global output, study says Congo accounts for nearly 70% of global cobalt supply artisanal miners can make up nearly 20% of the country's output when prices are high.
February 8, 2023 Anglo American to take up 9.9% of Canada Nickel for $18 million Anglo will provide technology expertise to the Crawford project in Ontario.
February 8, 2023 The biggest source of cobalt outside Africa is now Indonesia Production of the battery material in the Southeast Asian country surged past others including Russia and Australia.
February 8, 2023 Microsoft calls for ‘coalition’ to improve Congo’s informal cobalt mines Microsoft executives visited an artisanal cobalt mine in Democratic Republic of Congo in December.
China’s rare earth magnet exports to US decline in November Shipments to the US totaled about 582 tons, compared with 656 tons in October. December 20, 2025 | 08:30 am