Iron ore price rises as China markets reopen after holiday
Dalian iron ore scaled one-month high on China demand optimism.
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Musk to move Tesla headquarters to Texas from California
Elon Musk announced the move at the Austin plant Thursday during the electric-vehicle maker’s shareholder meeting.
Online metals platforms ramp up with physical trading, logistics
The digital venues have attracted traders as London Metal Exchange volumes fell after the coronavirus pandemic temporarily closed its floor for open outcry.
Antofagasta to test use of hydrogen in mining equipment
The copper miner has begun testing hydrogen-powered haulage truck at its Centinela copper mine, in northern Chile.
US narrows gap with China in race to dominate battery supply chain – report
The United States has moved up on BloombergNEF's Global Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain Ranking.
Mining People: Generation Mining, Mountain Province Diamonds, Nouveau Monde Graphite, Kodiak Copper
Key moves in the mining sector.
Vale opens door to base metal merger once its house is in order
The world’s second-largest producer of iron ore continues to weigh up the pros and cons of forming a separate company with its copper and nickel mines in Canada, Brazil and Indonesia.
BHP to expand into “tougher jurisdictions” in search of battery metals
CEO Mike Henry said the company is ready for a strategic shift out of its geographical, advanced-economies comfort zone.
Automakers funding new tech aimed at making greener lithium for EVs
Stellantis, Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures and others have invested millions of dollars or signed supply agreements with so-called direct lithium extraction (DLE) start-ups.
