July 12, 2022 CSIRO contracted to plan environmental monitoring for deep-sea nodule collection Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation to create a framework for the development of an ecosystem-based management and monitoring plan.
July 12, 2022 VW of America teams with Redwood on EV battery recycling VW is the latest carmaker to partner with Redwood, which has forged similar alliances with Toyota, Ford and Volvo Cars.
July 12, 2022 Cost reductions for renewables may stall in Australia – report Inflation and supply chain disruptions are to blame for the stall of cost reductions for renewable energy in Australia, according to the 2022 GenCost report.
July 11, 2022 Congo plans border post expansion as mining trucks endure up to 60 km queues Miners with operations in Congo say they have been calling on the government to invest in infrastructure.
July 9, 2022 Giant Congo cobalt mine exports at risk as investors feud An intensifying feud between shareholders of the Tenke Fungurume mine may lead a court-appointed administrator to block its exports of copper and cobalt.
July 8, 2022 Top 50 mining stocks lose $600bn in market value from peak After a brutal second quarter, investors in the world’s 50 biggest mining companies are in full retreat as metal prices slump and uncertainty grips the sector.
July 7, 2022 Volkswagen’s CEO talks batteries, supply chains and the Porsche 911 The carmaker broke ground on a new cell factory in Salzgitter, Germany, one of five such facilities in Europe under its PowerCo unit.
July 5, 2022 The Metals Company reigniting race to mine the ocean floor British Columbia firm looks to unleash a new era of resource extraction, raising questions over how to protect deep-sea ecosystems we know little about.
July 5, 2022 Congo administrator orders China’s CMOC to stop exports from Tenke cobalt mine An industry source and a civil society source told Reuters that exports were continuing as normal, despite the order.
July 3, 2022 EU’s Green Deal demands switch from fossil fuels to domestic metal production – report Researchers believe the EU will have to build its own urban mining and refining operations to decrease its raw materials dependency.
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