September 13, 2021

Scientists working on autonomous swarms of robots to mine the Moon

NASA has granted a research team from the University of Arizona $500,000 to develop robots able to mine, excavate and even build simple structures on the Moon's surface.

September 10, 2021

Deep-sea mining exploration firm The Metals Co starts trading

The Metals Co has exploration licenses for parts of the Pacific Ocean seabed, where it hopes to mine for cobalt, nickel, and other battery metals.

September 9, 2021

Sibanye wants to tap green metals boom as gold deals lack value

Some of the biggest mining companies are expanding into or eying commodities tied to the green revolution.

September 9, 2021

Home: Shanghai squeeze revitalises flagging nickel market

Shanghai's stainless steel contract, closely watched by Chinese nickel players, hit its own life-of-contract high last month.

September 8, 2021

Vale Indonesia eyes 2026 completion for nickel HPAL plant

The plant in Pomalaa, in Southeast Sulawesi province, is expected to produce 40,000 tonnes of mixed sulphide precipitate.

September 8, 2021

German researchers develop record-breaking lithium metal cell

A new lithium metal battery offers extremely high energy density of 560 watt-hours per kilogram.

September 8, 2021

BHP inks exploration deal with Gates and Bezos-backed KoBold Metals

The world’s largest miner will use artificial intelligence tools developed by KoBold, a start-up backed by a coalition of billionaires.

September 7, 2021

Nornickel tests extraction of metals from waste after flooding hit output

About 200 tonnes of nickel, 50 tonnes of copper, 80 kg of platinum group metals, 2 kg of gold and 44 kg of silver were extracted last month from low-nickel…

September 7, 2021

Noront receives official Wyloo offer, trumping BHP bid

The success of either bid will put high-profile Ring of Fire nickel asset in Australian hands.

September 6, 2021

BMW orders up $24 billion of batteries as EV demand grows

The German carmaker now has contracts for more than 20 billion euros of batteries, up from 12 billion euros previously.