CHART: Study predicts over 400% increase in copper, lithium, nickel battery demand

BloombergNEF turns super bullish about metals demand for batteries – ups forecast 35% to 2.7 terawatt hours per year by 2030 as electric cars take off.

MINING.com Editor | June 30, 2021 | 12:09 pm

Sandvik partners with Pretium for Brucejack mine trucks

Pretium Resources is investing in a fleet of Sandvik Z50 battery-electric haul trucks to replace its diesel truck fleet at its Brucejack gold mine in British Columbia.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 30, 2021 | 11:52 am

Strong gold and copper growth forecasts as covid disruptions subside – report

Global gold mine production will grow at the fastest rate in three years in 2021.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 30, 2021 | 11:46 am

Glencore paid $5.8bn to governments in 2020

Payments to governments in 2020 were lower due to pandemic disruption.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 30, 2021 | 11:34 am

Metso Outotec and Halmek Lithium to construct the battery-grade lithium hydroxide process using soda leaching

The environmentally sound production process is one of Metso Outotec’s more than 100 Planet Positive products.

Metso Outotec | June 30, 2021 | 11:30 am

Steel sector may be saddled with up to $70bn in stranded assets – report

Blast furnaces using coal could become unnecessary or inoperable, resulting in "stranded assets" worth $47 billion to $70 billion, the Global Energy Monitor said.

Reuters | June 30, 2021 | 10:20 am