May 6, 2019

US senate introduces new bill to boost domestic battery minerals supply

The new legislation goes further than ever before, looking at not only the domestic mineral resources but the supply chains that refine the raw materials for electric vehicles.

May 6, 2019

Faltering metals get check-up as industry gathers in Hong Kong

Base metals have had a shaky start to 2019, with a cautious Q1 advance giving way to an April drop on uncertainty about the global economy.

May 6, 2019

Hong Kong exchange to launch dollar-denominated mini contracts for base metals

The new offering comes five years after a similar product fizzled on the Singapore Exchange (SGX).

May 6, 2019

Minnesota environmentalists step up fight against Twin Metals’ copper project

Coalition has gone to court challenging a Trump administration’s decision that opened the door to Twin Metals’ copper, nickel and platinum project in a wilderness area of Minnesota.

May 3, 2019

Australian battery materials plant eyes financing deal by end-June

Australian Mines aims to produce 53,300 tonnes of nickel sulphate and 8,500 of cobalt sulphate a year, making it a sizeable producer of the materials used in lithium batteries for…

May 1, 2019

World Bank, Germany, Rio and Anglo set up “climate smart” mining fund

The World Bank is targeting a total investment of $50 million, to be deployed over a 5-year timeframe.

May 1, 2019

Australia’s St George Mining in talks with Chinese battery maker

The interest from the Chinese company underscores the massive appetite for minerals used to make electric vehicle batteries.

May 1, 2019

INFOGRAPHIC: Metals and minerals used in renewable power generation

Global demand for strategic minerals like lithium, graphite and nickel will skyrocket by 965%, 383% and 108% respectively by 2050, according to the World Bank’s updated 2018 projections.

April 30, 2019

US has battery problem in race for electric car supremacy

But with demand for lithium set to boom from above 300,000 tons a year to a million tons by 2025, mining companies need to grow fast and they prefer to…

April 30, 2019

China’s metals imports robust despite macro doubts

Industrial metal markets are taking a breather as they await tangible evidence that China's latest stimulus package is feeding through to a flagging manufacturing sector.