June 10, 2021 Electric vehicles a $7 trillion market opportunity to 2030 – report BloombergNEF forecasts global sales of zero-emission cars rising to 70% of the market by 2040, thus making demand for battery metals soar.
June 9, 2021 FPX Nickel tests potential carbon neutral operation at Baptiste Carbon sequestration rates at the project were 50% greater than the average rates of capture at BHP’s Mount Keith mine in Western Australia.
June 9, 2021 EU should promote moratorium on deep-sea mining, lawmakers say Deep-sea mining would extract cobalt, copper, nickel, and manganese from nodules which pepper the sea floor at depths of 4-6 kilometres.
June 8, 2021 US must work with allies to secure electric vehicle metals – White House Biden has vowed to work with allies to secure minerals needed for EV vehicle batteries and process them domestically.
June 8, 2021 Miners should target smaller deposits for clean energy era, says PwC Battery minerals represented less than 3% of the top 40 miners' total revenue in 2020.
June 8, 2021 Biden administration sets up ‘strike force’ to go after China on trade The United States plans to combat unfair trade practices that have contributed to a "hollowing out" of supply chains.
June 8, 2021 Deep mines in Sweden considered microbial graveyards Researchers explored over 30 deep mines in the Swedish Precambrian basement to search for ancient life.
June 5, 2021 EPA says PolyMet’s copper-nickel mine in Minnesota may affect Wisconsin’s, Fond du Lac’s water quality Toronto-based PolyMet Mining said it disagrees with the EPA’s new conclusion.
June 4, 2021 World’s no. 2 automaker to get “actively involved in raw materials business” Volkswagen CTO Thomas Schmall flags IPO for new battery division and all but commits the automaker to investing in mining.
US rare earth buyers still see China curbs despite Trump deal The US and China still haven’t reached an agreement on key details of how Beijing will free up sales of rare earths. December 24, 2025 | 07:45 am
