February 15, 2022 Million-years-old minerals reveal new info on earth’s recycling mechanism for surface material Ancient pieces of garnet, zircon and rutile found on the coast of Oman have given scientists a new understanding of subduction.
February 1, 2022 US mining output rises 12% y/y to $90.4bn US Metal mine production was valued at $33.8bn, 23% higher than in 2020.
January 30, 2022 Three massive amethyst clusters recovered from historic Bolivian mine Three massive amethyst clusters, the largest to be unearthed in 20 years, have been recovered from the historic Anahí mine in Bolivia.
January 25, 2022 Imerys eyes $1 billion unit sale The French provider of specialty materials is planning a sale of its high temperature solutions business.
January 20, 2022 Teck teams up with DLT Labs on blockchain initiative to trace germanium Teck Resources is the latest company to explore the use of blockchain technology to track material through the supply chain, from production to final product.
January 18, 2022 Newly discovered ‘strange metal’ could be key to lossless power grids, quantum computers Researchers found strange metal behaviour in a material in which electrical charge is not carried by electrons.
November 15, 2021 Tungsten suppliers haven’t been able to profit from meme-fueled cube craze Tungsten cubes may have reached meme status as sales soar, yet that isn’t helping suppliers of the hefty metal cash in on the craze.
November 15, 2021 PYX dual lists in London as zircon supply crunch intensifies The global zirconium market was estimated to be worth $1.8 billion in 2020.
November 10, 2021 Value of battery metals in new electric cars set new record MINING.COM’s EV Metal Index hit a new all-time monthly high as lithium, nickel and cobalt prices continue to rise.
November 9, 2021 Automakers say magnesium shortage not a problem, for now Stellantis and BMW say they do not see an imminent problem with supplies.
New York copper price surges again, Shanghai sets record Copper jumped by more than 5% to the highest level since the short squeeze in July. December 26, 2025 | 12:18 pm
