Antofagasta’s Twin Metals sues US government over Minnesota copper project Move is a bid to reverse the cancellation of mineral leases for the company's proposed copper and nickel mine. Reuters | August 22, 2022 | 11:50 am
Glencore to invest $383 million to fix Horne smelter emissions The Horne smelter is the only copper smelter still operating in Canada. Staff Writer | August 22, 2022 | 11:29 am
Copper price down on manufacturing slowdown in China Also weighing on industrial metals are aggressive increases in interest rates by the US Federal Reserve. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 22, 2022 | 10:35 am
Trevali halts trading as Burkina Faso managers face trial following fatal mine flooding The company also expects trading to be halted on the Lima Stock Exchange, OTCQX and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and that its common shares may be delisted. Reuters | August 22, 2022 | 10:32 am
Building more mines? The devil is in the details Years of neglecting its critical metal supplies is finally catching up with the United States. Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | August 22, 2022 | 10:21 am
China boosts spending on Russian energy to $35 billion since war Purchases of crude, oil products, gas and coal rose to $35 billion since the war in Ukraine began, from about $20 billion a year earlier. Bloomberg News | August 22, 2022 | 8:26 am
Volkswagen and Mercedes line up tariff-friendly battery supplies in deals with Canada Automakers have sealed agreements with Canada to secure access to raw materials such as nickel, cobalt and lithium for battery production. Bloomberg News | August 22, 2022 | 8:17 am
US demand to lift India’s lab-made diamond exports to $8 billion Exports of polished lab-grown diamonds may double in the current financial year. Bloomberg News | August 22, 2022 | 8:07 am
Climate disasters risk putting a damper on electric car making Automakers racing to make more EVs have a problem: climate change is catching up with the industry. Bloomberg News | August 22, 2022 | 7:54 am