‘Rising tide’ to float all battery-metal boats
Rising electric vehicle (EV) adoption is driving a massive transformation in lithium-ion battery production.
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Carnegie Institution seeks cut of rising lab-grown diamond sales
The institute filed three complaints in Manhattan federal court against six companies.
US to impose sanctions on Iran’s metal exports and leaders
The administration first prepared the sanctions in December, before tensions escalated between the US and Iran.
Brazil plans to allow mining in Amazonian indigenous reserves
The Brazilian constitution permits the extraction of raw materials from the reserves but a lack of regulation has resulted in widespread wildcat mining across the region.
As metal trade shrinks, exchanges fight back with new products
It was a year to forget for many of the base metals with copper, aluminium, zinc and lead closing out 2019 little changed from year-start levels.
Siemens under green lobby pressure over Australian coal mine
Climate activists and mine opponents are asking the company not to provide a key piece of rail infrastructure to transport coal from the mine.
Rio Silver, Peruvian Metals to explore Au-Ag-Cu project in Peru
The Canadian miners are splitting responsibilities at the Palta Dorada property in Ancash.
India to propose easing foreign investment rules further
But competition from a state-run monopoly, which gets its coal mines free, may stymie Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to attract more investments into the sector.
Sibanye-Stillwater becomes DRDGOLD’s majority owner
The South African gold and platinum producer has exercised an option to acquire an additional 12% interest in the tailings retreatment company.
