February 18, 2022

Lithium prices rise on tight supply, strong China demand

Chinese market participants were surprised that prices continued to rise rapidly after the recent Lunar New Year holidays.

February 18, 2022

Coal India warns it may need to cut output without a price hike

While coal reserves at power plants have risen from a low in September, they are still only about a third of an April 2020 high.

February 18, 2022

Global EV sales jumped in 2021, as did deployment of high nickel battery chemistries

Adamas Intelligence reports that 54% of battery capacity deployed onto roads globally in new plug-in electric vehicles was powered by high nickel cathode chemistries.

February 17, 2022

LME warehousers slash capacity as metal stocks drain away

Exchange stocks have been draining away as pandemic demand recovery collides with disrupted supply chains across the base metals spectrum.

February 16, 2022

RANKED: World’s top 10 copper mining projects – 2022

Copper is a metal vital to the green energy transition.

February 16, 2022

Largest and most valuable blue diamond to come to auction at Sotheby’s Hong Kong

The more than 15-carat De Beers Cullinan Blue diamond was mined in 2021 at South Africa's Cullinan mine.

February 16, 2022

China scientists discover huge lithium deposit in Everest region

The hard-rock resource has the potential to host the third-biggest mine of its kind in China, according to ScienceNet.cn.

February 16, 2022

‘Endangered metals’ no longer needed to produce hydrogen from water

Japanese scientists found a way to use cobalt and manganese to produce hydrogen for fuel cells and agricultural fertilizers.

February 15, 2022

Chart: Bulk commodities most affected by Russia-Ukraine conflict

Woodmac flags growing commodity supply chain inefficiencies as Russia-Ukraine geopolitical tensions simmer.

February 15, 2022

Million-years-old minerals reveal new info on earth’s recycling mechanism for surface material

Ancient pieces of garnet, zircon and rutile found on the coast of Oman have given scientists a new understanding of subduction.