July 9, 2021

Gold imports by India edge higher on easing virus curbs

Overseas shipments increased to 15 tonnes last month from 13.2 tonnes a year ago.

July 9, 2021

Lithium-sulphur batteries one step closer to becoming viable

Researchers developed a technique that suppresses polysulfide shuttling in Li-S battery technologies.

July 8, 2021

A $35 billion plan for Korean battery giants to catch China

LG Energy Solution Co., SK Innovation Co. and Samsung SDI Co. will be key players.

July 8, 2021

Indonesia’s surge in covid-19 cases spreads to coal mining areas

Indonesia's biggest coal-producing province of East Kalimantan has recorded a spike in coronavirus cases.

July 8, 2021

Rio Tinto, POSCO join forces to cut steel sector emissions

Partnership will explore a range of technologies for decarbonization across the value chain from iron ore mining to steelmaking.

July 7, 2021

New Caledonia elects pro-independence candidate Louis Mapou as president

Mapou sits on the board of directors of Eramet.

July 7, 2021

Centerra brings additional claims in Kyrgyz-Kumtor arbitration

State miner Kyrgyzaltyn now also named as a respondent in Kumtor dispute.

July 7, 2021

Home: Forgotten tin tops energy transition metals leader-board

Copper may grab the supercycle headlines but it’s the tiny tin market that outperformed all other base metals in the first half of this year.

July 6, 2021

Sumitomo Metal to invest $424m to boost battery materials output

The Japanese firm will hike production capacity of cathode materials for rechargeable batteries used in EVs to meet burgeoning demand.

July 5, 2021

Indonesia sets coal benchmark price at highest in a decade on Chinese demand

The ministry set the benchmark coal price at $115.35 per tonne in July, higher than the $100.33 per tonne in June.