Curtin University researchers make battery-free breakthrough
Research found a more effective way to improve the output of autonomous power sources used to power vital mining equipment in remote or underground locations.
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Column: European smelter closures fracture aluminum pricing
Two more European aluminum smelters are powering down as the region's energy crisis shows no signs of abating.
China copper giant wins banks’ backing amid liquidity woes
Lenders have agreed to provide credit support to Maike, including extensions on existing loans, the company said in a statement.
McEwen lands Rio Tinto venture for Argentina-focused copper unit
Rio’s copper leaching technology venture, Nuton, snapped up most of the McEwen Copper shares in the final tranche of a private placement.
The next big battery material squeeze is old batteries
It could take 15 years or more for old batteries to eventually arrive at recycling plants.
Column: Surging copper demand will complicate the clean energy boom
Copper demand will increase by more than 50% between now and 2040, according to BloombergNEF.
Indika turns to gold, electric bikes in shift away from coal
Indika has spent $300 million to expand non-coal businesses.
Europe crisis shows coal’s value, South Africa minister says
South Africa’s exports of coal from the Richards Bay Coal Terminal to Europe surged more than eight-fold in the first half of this year.
Uganda scraps gold export levy that prompted slump in sales
Uganda introduced the levy -- as well as a 10% tax on unprocessed gold -- on July 1 last year to boost revenue from the metal.