Volkswagen boosts electric car investment in Spain to $10.6 billion The company also announced a partnership deal with Spain's largest power utility Iberdrola. Reuters | May 5, 2022 | 9:30 pm
Vulcan mining unit shut down by Mexican authorities Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has previously criticized Vulcan's "destruction" of the area. Reuters | May 5, 2022 | 8:34 pm
Semcorp to invest $916 million to make EV battery components in Ohio The facility will make separator film for lithium-ion batteries. Reuters | May 5, 2022 | 1:54 pm
Gold price pulls back after rate hike bounce Gold's reversal comes amid another rally in the dollar index. Staff Writer | May 5, 2022 | 9:41 am
Canada nickel bid is ‘tip of the iceberg’ of BHP’s growth ambition The world’s biggest mining company sees nickel as one of three “future-facing commodities” -- along with copper and potash. Bloomberg News | May 5, 2022 | 9:25 am
BHP scours for ways to accelerate giant fertilizer project Company is looking at ways to speed up development of a $5.7 billion potash project in Canada. Bloomberg News | May 5, 2022 | 8:12 am
Sibanye says unions using gold strike to leverage platinum deal South African miners are entering pivotal talks over a multiyear pay deal after announcing record dividends following a rally in palladium and rhodium prices. Bloomberg News | May 5, 2022 | 8:05 am
Iron ore price rises on optimism over China central bank support China's central bank said it would take monetary policy steps to help businesses hit by the covid-19 outbreak. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 5, 2022 | 7:36 am
Rio Tinto keen for talks to revive Jadar lithium project in Serbia Serbia blocked mine after mass environmental protests. Reuters | May 5, 2022 | 7:12 am