October 14, 2021

Coal India temporarily stops supplies to industrial users

The move to prioritize supplies to power plants is aimed at helping boost depleted inventories that are putting continued operations at risk.

October 14, 2021

Market value of on-road fuel cell vehicles to grow to $160bn by 2042 — report

A report by IDTechEx states that major automotive markets are planning for the significant deployment of fuel cell vehicles.

October 12, 2021

Saudi mining plan gets $3 billion EV boost from Australian firm

EV Metals Group Plc’s spending will be on building plants to process minerals including lithium and nickel, and later expand into exploring.

October 11, 2021

International Nickel Study Group forecasts rising nickel demand in 2022

Exports of unprocessed nickel ore from Indonesia, the world’s top nickel miner, ceased in January 2020, due to a government-imposed ban.

October 11, 2021

World’s top copper projects by capex — report

Global copper mine production is set to expand by 7.8% y-o-y in 2021 as a result of multiple new projects coming online, says Fitch.

October 8, 2021

US narrows gap with China in race to dominate battery supply chain – report

The United States has moved up on BloombergNEF's Global Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain Ranking.

October 7, 2021

Coal industry is getting ample funding to pile into new plants

Less than 5% of the firms on the Global Coal Exit List have announced a coal exit date, according to a report.

October 7, 2021

Nickel: the mined commodity most exposed to biodiversity risks — report

According to Verisk Maplecroft, nickel is exposed to biodiversity risks because some of the largest nickel operations are located in Indonesia, New Caledonia and the Philippines.

October 5, 2021

Gold production from top miners to recover in H2 — report

The collective production of the top 10 global gold producers is expected to recover by around 13.5% in H2 2021, according to GlobalData.

October 4, 2021

India asks Coal India to invest in electric vehicles, charging pods

The federal government-controlled miner has already announced plans to invest in solar wafer manufacturing and power generation.