Scientists predict downward trend in lithium-ion battery costs
University of Münster researchers expect a reduction to $70 per kilowatt-hour by 2050 for lithium-ion batteries.
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BHP closer to exiting oil and gas with Woodside merger talks
Move would cement the world’s top miner’s exit from the oil and gas industry amid increasing pressure to curb emissions.
Teck suspends Highland Valley due to wildfire risk
Teck donates C$150,000 for wildfire relief in BC.
Uranium tops Morgan Stanley’s commodity thermometer
Analysts expect strong uranium fundamentals to start moving prices higher.
Labour relations biggest material risk for mining sector – report
According to stakeholder intelligence firm Alva, labour relations contributed <1% material impact last quarter but it fell to -11% in Q2, as industrial action increases across the mining sector.
Cast iron, Portland cement clinker can now be obtained from metallurgical slag
Scientists developed a method that avoids wasting out-of-furnace slag and extracts cast iron and Portland cement clinker from the material.
New policies in Inner Mongolia may tighten synthetic graphite supply – report
Inner Mongolia’s energy consumption control policy could drive the synthetic graphite market into a deficit, Roskill says.
The View from England: Pandemic yields buried treasure
As we emerge from the pandemic it seems that many of us spent the lockdown digging up treasure.
Cerro Verde pays $245m tax debt ‘under protest’
Cerro Verde is the second large Peruvian miner to pay a tax debt that remains under dispute in recent weeks.
