Electric cars to account for over 80% of battery demand over next 20 years despite current challenges – report

At present, electric cars are the largest market among EVs, with sales more than doubling in 2021 to over 6.4 million.

Staff Writer | May 15, 2022 | 7:51 am

Failed eruptions play a role in the creation of porphyry copper deposits

Recent research opens up new avenues for the development of tools to find new copper deposits.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 15, 2022 | 6:22 am

Canadian board recommends rejection of Baffinland bid to mine more iron ore

Mary River iron ore mine on Nunavut's Baffin Island is a C$1.3 billion project that has divided the Inuit community and raised environmental concerns.

Reuters | May 13, 2022 | 4:18 pm

Hexagon introduces 3D camera for production material monitoring

MineMeasure Detect enables real-time optimization for plant production with automated digital image analysis offering continuous, accurate and rapid measurement of oversize, volume, rock fragmentation and color analysis.

Staff Writer | May 13, 2022 | 3:49 pm

Aluminum inventories hit a record low and bears didn’t blink

The mood in metals markets has shifted dramatically in the past few weeks.

Bloomberg News | May 13, 2022 | 3:41 pm

LME targets off-exchange trades as nickel chaos spurs reform

The London Metal Exchange plans to force members to regularly report details of their over-the-counter metals positions, substantially expanding its market surveillance capabilities.

Bloomberg News | May 13, 2022 | 2:19 pm

Trevali says caught unawares by downpour that flooded Burkina mine

Rescue efforts are continuing since the flood on April 16, but there has been no communication with the missing miners and it is not known whether any survived.

Reuters | May 13, 2022 | 1:50 pm

Brumadinho won’t break Vale, but the piper still hasn’t been fully paid

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit against Vale related to the Brumadinho tailings dam failure three years ago is a reminder that the total consequences for the catastrophe are still being tallied.

Alisha Hiyate | May 13, 2022 | 1:13 pm