CATL’s new sodium ion battery to help ease lithium shortages
The lithium market is expected to see shortages as early as 2022.
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BHP to expand nickel operations to meet soaring demand
The miner will make a final investment decision on expanding the processing plant at its Mt. Keith nickel mine by the end of the financial year.
China’s first-half gold output drops 10% on safety checks
Gold consumption in the first six months jumped 69.21% to 547.05 tonnes.
Australia and Guinea to drive global bauxite production growth – report
Fitch forecasts Australian bauxite production growth to average 4% y-o-y in 2021, and Guinea's bauxite output to rise from 84.5mnt in 2021 to 133.8mnt in 2030.
From miners to big oil, the great commodity cash machine is back
The Bloomberg Commodity Spot Index, a basket of nearly two dozen raw materials, surged to a 10-year high last week and is rapidly closing in on the record set in 2011.
Sibanye-Stillwater to acquire Eramet’s nickel processing facilities in France
The transaction is the second step in Sibanye-Stillwater’s battery metals strategy.
Copper boom has a top zinc miner scouring for red metal assets
Brazilian conglomerate Votorantim is on the prowl for copper assets.
Gold price can still top $3,000 amid recovery, fund says
Quadriga Igneo fund manager is sticking to his view that gold could rise to $3,000 to $5,000 an ounce in the next three to five years.
Top ten US-based mid-tier and junior precious metals companies
This year’s ranking, based on market capitalization as of July, features a number of new entrants.
