October 28, 2021

COP26 will be a colossal mining cop-out

New report lays out how the green energy transition “starts and ends with metals” but the required exponential growth in mining is a glaring hole in US and global decarbonisation…

October 28, 2021

Sibanye-Stillwater CEO outlines strategy on green energy metals

"Core to our strategy is embedding ESG excellence as the way we do business and that’s evolved into a sustainability strategy," Neal Froneman says.

October 28, 2021

Vale to resume operations at Onça Puma nickel mine

Operations were first halted in early October because of alleged non-compliance with local regulations.

October 28, 2021

Australia plans to boost mineral discovery with new drill core research lab

CSIRO together with the Science and Industry Endowment Fund, the University of Western Australia and Curtin University just opened a Geoscience Drill Core Research Laboratory.

October 27, 2021

Copper price to extend slump in 2022 as mines ramp up, China weakens

Copper prices are due to extend their decline next year from record levels touched in 2021 as mine supply ramps up and economic growth tapers in top market China.

October 27, 2021

Antofagasta to appeal US plan to block Twin Metals copper mine

The company said the move by the Forest Service was "politically motivated and completely unnecessary."

October 26, 2021

TSLA la land: Tesla vs Volkswagen 2021 battery power comparison

Head to head, gigawatt for gigawatt Tesla vs Volkswagen’s electric car only sales show just how out of whack TSLA’s $1 trillion valuation really is.

October 26, 2021

Canada Nickel drills new higher grade core at Crawford East

Samples from the Ontario project yielded the highest grade concentrate during metallurgical testing reported in the preliminary economic report.

October 26, 2021

Sibanye-Stillwater to buy nickel-copper mines in Brazil for $1 billion

The acquisition of Atlantic Nickel and Mineração Vale Verde from Appian is Sibanye’s fourth battery metal investment this year.

October 25, 2021

Eramet raises earnings target despite New Caledonia woes

Attractive metal prices allowed Eramet to absorb high shipping costs.