TMC shares surge as support for deep sea mining grows ahead of Trump presidencySeveral nominees for positions in the president-elect’s administration have previously voiced support for ocean mining.Staff Writer | January 15, 2025 | 8:59 am
Biden signs executive order to power-up AI infrastructureThe push for data centre storage power is set to…Trish Saywell | January 14, 2025 | 3:12 pm
Supply-demand imbalance looms for critical battery raw materials by 2030: McKinseyBy 2030, McKinsey estimates that worldwide demand for passenger cars…Staff Writer | December 29, 2024 | 12:16 pm
Exxaro said to have discussed acquiring South African manganese mine The Tshipi Borwa mine produced 3.3 million tonnes of ore in 2022, making it the country’s second-biggest producer in that year. Bloomberg News | December 12, 2024 | 10:29 am
Norway forced to pause Arctic seabed mining plans A small left-wing environmentalist party secured an agreement to delay the initiative in exchange for supporting the national budget. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 2, 2024 | 4:06 am
Column: US targets scrap to close the critical minerals gap As the US government is discovering, investing in new scrap processing capacity is far cheaper and greener than building new mines. Reuters | November 29, 2024 | 9:53 am
RANKED: Top 20 automakers by EV battery metal spending Value of the graphite, lithium, nickel, cobalt and magnesium contained in EV batteries is up 38% from the lows struck in January. Frik Els | November 27, 2024 | 4:27 pm
Mining CEO salaries rise, but gender diversity remains elusive, report finds Chief executive base salaries in the mining industry increased between 2% and 12% in 2023, the report says. Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | November 27, 2024 | 7:17 am
Column: Trump 2.0 won’t reverse Biden’s critical minerals push Donald Trump has described the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as a "green scam" and vowed to repeal it after he returns to the White House in January. Reuters | November 23, 2024 | 3:06 pm
US bars more food, metal imports over China’s alleged forced labor US authorities say Chinese authorities have established internment camps for Uyghurs and other religious and ethnic minority groups. Reuters | November 22, 2024 | 8:01 am
Deep sea mining risks over $560 billion in countries’ annual export earnings — report Even in optimal scenarios, the activity would generate only $6.25 million in tax revenue for countries involved, says Planet Tracker. MINING.COM Editor | November 14, 2024 | 1:00 am
Column: Australia should lead the energy transition, but is it missing the boat? The mood was a bit downbeat this week at the International Mining and Resources Conference in Sydney. Reuters | October 30, 2024 | 8:35 am