August 24, 2022 South32 shares jump as miner sets special dividend on profit boost The world's biggest producer of manganese said its underlying earnings for the year ended June 30 came in at $2.6 billion, compared with $489 million a year ago.
August 12, 2022 Battery giants, Hyundai concerned by US moves on China supplies South Korean battery makers imported more than 80% of the key minerals from China in 2020.
July 25, 2022 South32 hasn’t found buyer for Eagle Downs coal project It said that offers to date for the metallurgical coal project in Queensland, Australia, have been unacceptable.
July 18, 2022 Solid-state EV batteries could cut carbon emissions further, says climate group Based on a comparison of one of the most promising solid-state batteries to lithium-ion technology and using sustainable lithium sources, a battery's carbon footprint could be cut by as much…
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 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 8, 2022 Microwaves efficiently extract manganese, zinc from spent batteries A distributed recycling system that uses microwave heating may be a more efficient mechanism for extracting metals from old alkaline batteries.
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 4, 2022 Molybdenum, sulphur key to converting CO2 into methanol An efficient, molybdenum-based catalyst is being presented as a solution to turn CO2 from industrial plants into liquid methanol.
June 30, 2022 French President says deep-sea mining must not go ahead Deep-sea mining would involve using heavy machinery to suck up off the ocean floor nodules that contain cobalt, manganese, and other rare metals mostly used in batteries.
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
