Apple pushes recycling with robot, but mined metals still needed
With the rising popularity of electric vehicles, newly mined minerals will be needed in even larger scale.
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China court to re-auction Fanya indium at same asking price
The fate of the 3,609.46 tonnes of indium is being closely watched by minor metals traders.
Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick to develop nuclear technology
MOU is meant to help the provinces lower their carbon emissions while moving away from energy sources such as coal
Kirkland Lake closes in on 1moz a year after record production
Consolidated gold production totalled 974,615 ounces, up 35% from 2018.
‘Rising tide’ to float all battery-metal boats
Rising electric vehicle (EV) adoption is driving a massive transformation in lithium-ion battery production.
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.