Miner gets closer to producing ‘green’ lithium for EV batteries Australian startup Vulcan Energy claims it can produce battery-grade lithium without emitting carbon dioxide. Bloomberg News | January 15, 2021 | 12:00 pm
China mulls allowing some Australian coal imports amid ban The shipments that could be cleared are those that arrived before a ban on Australian coal went into effect. Bloomberg News | January 15, 2021 | 7:36 am
Metals behind EV revolution to resume volatile rally – again Global EV sales are projected to surge 60% this year, according to BloombergNEF. Bloomberg News | January 15, 2021 | 7:28 am
Sibanye makes another bold call on platinum price The world’s No. 1 platinum miner said the price of the metal could climb more than 80% over the next four to five years as the global economy recovers and supply dwindles. Bloomberg News | January 15, 2021 | 6:41 am
India gold demand set to climb as buyers unleash pent-up demand Demand in India, which trails only China, slumped in 2020 as the pandemic restricted movement and hit logistics. Bloomberg News | January 14, 2021 | 11:11 am
Russia for first time holds more gold than US dollars in $583 billion reserves The share of dollar assets dropped to 22%, down from more than 40% in 2018. Bloomberg News | January 13, 2021 | 2:38 pm
KAZ Minerals investor pushes board to scrap $2.4bn buyout The offer from Chairman Oleg Novachuk’s Nova Resources BV doesn’t attribute any value to its growth projects, RWC said. Bloomberg News | January 13, 2021 | 12:54 pm
Elite diamond-buying club shrinks as De Beers culls old clients De Beers has cut off some of its long-term diamond buyers, marking one of the biggest shakeups in the way the miner sells gems. Bloomberg News | January 13, 2021 | 12:04 pm
Lithium miner’s German smelter plan draws billionaires Rock Tech's planned $400 million lithium refinery has attracted support from billionaires including Peter Thiel. Bloomberg News | January 12, 2021 | 9:24 am
Steinmetz pressed on Guinea deals on second day of bribery trial The Israeli billionaire and two others are accused of paying at least $8.5 million in exchange for rights to exploit Simandou. Bloomberg News | January 12, 2021 | 3:39 am
India sees $55bn investment in clean coal over next decade The investment will be made in clean coal facilities, including coal gasification and coal-bed methane. Bloomberg News | January 11, 2021 | 8:51 am
BHP invests in startup seeking to make emissions-free steel Boston Metal is developing a method to replace coking coal in the steelmaking process with electricity, reducing emissions. Bloomberg News | January 11, 2021 | 8:28 am