October 12, 2022 VIDEO: Deep-sea miner stock jumps after first seafloor collection since 1970s Investors piled into The Metals Company on Wednesday after it said it completed its first collection run of battery metals from more than four kilometres below the surface of the…
October 11, 2022 South Africa’s busiest port Durban hobbled by strike Transnet declared force majeure last week after its workers went on strike over a wage dispute.
October 11, 2022 New environmentally friendly method to extract metals from Li-ion batteries launched in Canada Toronto-based researchers are using supercritical fluid extraction to recover metals from end-of-life Li-ion batteries.
October 7, 2022 S.Africa’s Transnet strike may impact manganese exports Transnet declared force majeure at its ports on Thursday.
October 6, 2022 USGS, NASA to map southwestern United States for critical mineral potential With $16 million in funding from the Biden administration, portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah will be mapped for critical mineral potential.
October 3, 2022 EV demand sparks revival of US manganese mining after decades South32 aims to accelerate development of the first new US manganese mine for decades as carmakers rush to secure supply of the metal needed in EV batteries.
September 26, 2022 Volkswagen teams up with Umicore on battery materials The venture - between Umicore and Volkswagen's battery unit PowerCo - also plan to collaborate on recycling metals from battery materials.
September 26, 2022 Southern cattail highly effective for rehabilitation of areas affected by iron mine tailings Southern cattail can scavenge up to 34 times more manganese from contaminated soil than other plants found in similar environments.
September 22, 2022 US gathers resource-rich nations to push minerals security pact The initiative, launched in June, is designed to funnel investment toward developing countries with mining projects that adhere to stricter environmental, social and governance standards.
August 25, 2022 Tesla’s battery metals bill balloons to $100 billion Raw material costs have more than doubled since Elon Musk said Tesla will produce 20 million vehicles per year before 2030.
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
