Oil rises to highest in a month amidst global energy crunch Cries of supply shortages continue to come from all corners. Bloomberg News | August 29, 2022 | 4:27 pm
Royal Helium stock balloons on signed supply agreement with space launch company The company said it will be constructing two facilities, in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Staff Writer | August 29, 2022 | 2:40 pm
Graphite One prefeasibility outlines $1.2bn capex for Alaska mine and Washington state plant The company estimates it will take three years to permit and build the graphite manufacturing facility and on average, the plant would produce about 49,615 tonnes of anode material per year. Staff Writer | August 29, 2022 | 9:35 am
Copper price back below $8,000 as hawkish Fed outweighs supply risk “The recession fears are still there in the background,” said WisdomTree commodity strategist Nitesh Shah. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 29, 2022 | 9:07 am
Honda and LG to build $4.4bn EV battery plant in US They aim to produce 40 GW-hours of batteries annually at the plant — enough for more than 700,000 EVs, based on the IEA’s estimate. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 29, 2022 | 9:01 am
Elon Musk says the world needs more oil and gas as a bridge to renewables Musk made his comments as Europe is grappling with its worst energy crisis in decades. Bloomberg News | August 29, 2022 | 8:30 am
Goldman says ‘buy commodities now, worry about recession later’ “Our economists view the risk of a recession outside Europe in the next 12 months as relatively low,” bank analysts said. Bloomberg News | August 29, 2022 | 8:18 am
China-linked bots attacking rare earths producer ‘every day’ Fake social media accounts linked to the Chinese Communist Party are posting daily attacks on Lynas Rare Earths, according to the company. Bloomberg News | August 29, 2022 | 8:01 am
Column: China steel sector turning the corner as demand, margins improve Steel mills have been signaling that production is likely to rise in September, writes Clyde Russell. Reuters | August 29, 2022 | 7:47 am