Ford to buy cheaper CATL EV batteries to catch Tesla Ford said it also has agreed with CATL to explore using the Chinese company's batteries in Ford vehicles sold in the United States, Europe and China. Reuters | July 21, 2022 | 7:17 am
Illegal mercury trade for gold mining uncovered Researchers have figured out how to accurately identify global mercury trade data inconsistencies. Staff Writer | July 21, 2022 | 6:06 am
Golden Arrow walks away from Argentina silver-gold project The company said it would focus instead on its new 100% owned San Pietro copper-gold-cobalt project in Chile and other projects in Argentina. Staff Writer | July 21, 2022 | 5:13 am
Lithium refining is a ‘license to print money,’ Musk says Tesla's CEO said there are software-like margins to be made in lithium processing — "You can't lose." Bloomberg News | July 21, 2022 | 4:35 am
Caledonia Mining to buy one of Zimbabwe’s largest gold projects The $53 million shares deal could more than double Caledonia's production, potentially making it Zimbabwe’s top gold miner. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 21, 2022 | 3:58 am
Vale’s plan to turn around $40 billion copper-nickel unit suffers fresh blow The company's plan to turn around its copper and nickel-mining unit is taking longer than expected. Bloomberg News | July 20, 2022 | 3:46 pm
Newcrest’s gold output jumps 31% as Cadia, Lihir mines outperform Australia's largest gold miner said it produced 637,032 oz for the three months ended June 30. Reuters | July 20, 2022 | 3:43 pm
JPMorgan gold trader says boss coached him on spoofing lie Christian Trunz told a Chicago jury that Michael Nowak, the managing director who ran the precious metals business, advised him to mislead investigators about his intent to execute the trades. Bloomberg News | July 20, 2022 | 3:40 pm
Codelco halts mining projects after reporting second worker death The world's top copper producer said on Wednesday it was temporarily halting construction of all mining projects. Reuters | July 20, 2022 | 3:23 pm