Manganese could help transform sunlight into energy more sustainably than iridium, ruthenium

Researchers have produced luminescent manganese complexes for more sustainable materials and catalysts for converting sunlight into other forms of energy.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 3, 2021 | 6:06 am

CATL’s new sodium ion battery to help ease lithium shortages

The lithium market is expected to see shortages as early as 2022.

Reuters | August 3, 2021 | 4:58 am

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.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 3, 2021 | 3:42 am

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.

Reuters | August 2, 2021 | 8:07 pm

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.

MINING.com Editor | August 2, 2021 | 3:27 pm

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.

Bloomberg News | August 2, 2021 | 2:32 pm