September 1, 2022

The next big battery material squeeze is old batteries

It could take 15 years or more for old batteries to eventually arrive at recycling plants.

September 1, 2022

Column: Surging copper demand will complicate the clean energy boom

Copper demand will increase by more than 50% between now and 2040, according to BloombergNEF.

September 1, 2022

Indika turns to gold, electric bikes in shift away from coal

Indika has spent $300 million to expand non-coal businesses.

September 1, 2022

Rio Tinto to pay $3.3 billion for full Turquoise Hill ownership

The agreement, subject to shareholders' vote, would make Rio direct owner of the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia.

August 31, 2022

Mongolian government pays $153m to settle dispute over Erdenet and Monros mines

Erdenet is one of Asia’s biggest copper and molybdenum mines.

August 31, 2022

Toyota to invest $5.3 billion in Japan, US for EV battery supply

When the additional facilities come on line between 2024 and 2026, Toyota's battery production capacity in the two countries will have increased by 40 gigawatt-hours.

August 31, 2022

Japan calls for $24 billion investment to boost battery competitiveness

A specialist panel tasked with formulating battery strategy also set a target of securing 30,000 trained workers for battery manufacturing and supply chains by 2030.

August 30, 2022

India coal baron becomes world’s third richest trailing only Musk, Bezos

The Indian businessman, a college dropout who first tried his luck as a diamond trader before turning to coal, has become the world’s third-richest person. 

August 29, 2022

Dubai Diamond Exchange sees trade worth $19.8bn in the first half of year

Dubai has grown its diamond industry by leveraging its proximity to Africa and Russia.

August 28, 2022

Commodity prices influence development of climate change mitigation technology in mining industry

A recent report shows that the development of climate change mitigation technology in the mining industry has been influenced by both the Paris Agreement and commodity price trends.