March 30, 2018 Scientists turn to ‘self-heating’ to make lithium batteries more efficient High-density energy storage is still a hurdle between renewable-energy harvesting and its widespread use.
March 29, 2018 Building the world’s largest solar project Saudi Arabia wants to pour $200 billion into solar to build the world's largest solar project.
March 29, 2018 Miners ask Congo to introduce sliding royalty scale The proposal, signed by companies responsible for 85% of the DRC's copper, cobalt and gold output, suggest that sliding royalties will give the government a higher share of revenues.
March 26, 2018 Two risks threaten commodities, one bullish, one bearish: Russell The are two main factors that appear to be emerging that may threaten an end to the current quite rosy picture surrounding demand for commodities such as iron ore, steel…
March 23, 2018 Companies now looking for electric battery metals in the garbage Soaring cobalt and lithium prices are pushing some companies to dig for them in the recycle bin, which some believe could be even more profitable than mining them.
March 22, 2018 BMW mining deals shelved until EVs can be mass-produced The German luxury vehicle maker said mass production of EVs is not viable until 2020 when its proprietary electric drive technology is expected to be profitable enough.
March 21, 2018 Australian mining overseas: 50 key projects These are projects driven from Australia, involving an Australian mining company and (in most cases) an Australian engineering consultant.
March 19, 2018 This electric metal gem is up 55% in 2018 and investors have hardly noticed After BMO's star analyst published bullish research notes on vanadium in January (2018), the price of vanadium pentoxide (v2o5) went up another 55%.
March 19, 2018 Battery makers descend on Australia, Canada cobalt developers Nervous Asian battery makers are turning to early-stage cobalt projects in Australia and Canada to lock in supplies of the critical battery ingredient ahead of expected shortages as demand for…
March 17, 2018 Cobalt drilling quadruples in Q4 "No drilling, no discoveries, no reserves, no mines."
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
