July 3, 2023

Glencore offers to buy rest of PolyMet for $71m

The move will give Glencore a direct ownership of NorthMet, poised to be Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine.

June 30, 2023

Pentagon ordered to probe undersea mining to counter China 

Undersea mining is still illegal under international law and environmentalists rail against it for threatening ocean ecosystems with habitat damage, silt and noise.

June 30, 2023

Stellantis signs deal with Kuniko for supply of battery materials

The automaker will get 35% of future production of battery-grade nickel sulphate and cobalt sulphate from Kuniko's exploration projects in Norway.

June 29, 2023

Biden administration aims $2 billion in grants at US electric vehicle transition

Auto workers union has warned that a rapid change to EVs could put thousands of jobs at risk.

June 29, 2023

Fixing deep-sea mining damage would be double the cost of extraction — study

Ecosystem restoration would cost between $5.3 - $5.7m per sq. km, compared with $2.7m sq. km to mine the seafloor.

June 29, 2023

Researchers find correlation between cadmium exposure and residing close to mine sites in China

Urinary cadmium levels were higher in people living near mining areas in China’s Hunan Province than in those living in other places.

June 28, 2023

Swiss Federal Council wants moratorium on deep sea mining

The Swiss government stated that commercial exploitation should be postponed until more scientific knowledge is obtained.

June 28, 2023

Miners tap waste for critical minerals

Extracting copper, nickel, cobalt and other minerals from mine waste could provide a key new source of the minerals needed for the energy transition.

June 28, 2023

India’s govt lists 30 critical minerals in clean energy push

List includes nickel, titanium, vanadium and tungsten.

June 28, 2023

Mining the Moon to lift off within ten years — NASA

The US space agency is looking to operate a pilot processing plant for lunar resources by 2032, as part of its planned Artemis missions.