October 7, 2022 Tycoon faces key vote for plan to tap Vedanta cash reserves The group’s rapid expansion including acquisitions of metal companies has left it with an $11.7 billion debt load as of March.
October 7, 2022 Pan Pacific plans 18.9% increase in second-half copper output Japan's biggest copper supplier plans to produce 303,300 tonnes of refined copper in the second half of the 2022/23 financial year.
October 7, 2022 Material degradation inside Li-ion batteries finally understood A Korean research team has succeeded in the real-time observation of the expansion and deterioration of the anode material within Li-ion batteries.
October 5, 2022 The Top 10 EV battery manufacturers in 2022 Despite efforts from the United States and Europe to increase the domestic production of batteries, the market is still dominated by Asian suppliers.
October 4, 2022 Australia could grab 20% of the world’s lithium refining by 2027 Several companies are building refineries in Australia that would turn locally-mined lithium ore into battery-grade chemicals.
October 3, 2022 India’s platinum imports jump to a record high as gold refiners take advantage of tax change Refiners imported a large amount of gold containing platinum but registered the purchases with customs as a platinum alloy to avoid paying higher duties.
October 3, 2022 Mitsui Mining expects H2 zinc output to rise 0.2% Japan's biggest zinc smelter plans to produce 110,800 tonnes of refined zinc in the second half of the 2022/23 financial year.
October 2, 2022 Biblical copper mines’ environmental impacts last to this day The ancient copper industry at Israel’s Timna Valley was not managed in a sustainable manner.
September 29, 2022 Digital gold firm plans metal leasing for India’s jewelers World Gold Council-backed SafeGold wants jewelers to be able to borrow metal owned by some of its 14 million active users and sitting idle in vaults.
September 29, 2022 Top-gaining Asia stock with 1,650% jump is Indonesian miner Shares of Adaro Minerals Indonesia have surged more than six times the second-best stock on the MSCI Asia Pacific Index.
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. December 27, 2025 | 09:38 am
