July 16, 2021

Vedanta Resources calls off consent plea after investor feedback

It has halted an attempt to change the terms on $2.2 billion of existing dollar-denominated notes that would have allowed the group to add more debt.

July 15, 2021

Freeport Indonesia cancels Tsingshan copper smelter plans

Instead, Freeport Indonesia will go ahead with plans to build a new smelter near its existing copper refining operations in Gresik, East Java.

July 14, 2021

JSW Energy plans to spend $10 billion on clean power by 2030

With plans to shift away from coal, the company will add about 15.4 gigawatts of solar, wind and hydropower plants by March 2030.

July 14, 2021

OceanaGold to restart Didipio mine after new deal with Philippines

The gold-copper mine, which has been idled since 2019, will be restarted "as soon as possible" and will run for another 25 years.

July 13, 2021

ArcelorMittal to build first big zero-carbon steel plant

The company would build a unit that processes iron ore using green hydrogen at its plant in Gijon, Spain.

July 12, 2021

EV battery maker SES agrees to go public via Ivanhoe SPAC

SES Holdings has agreed to go public by merging with Ivanhoe Capital in a deal that will value the combined company at about $3.6 billion.

July 12, 2021

Adani boosting coal assets despite vow to be carbon neutral

Gautam Adani is increasing his footprint in fossil fuels, new research shows.

July 12, 2021

Metal pollution, tourism threaten drinking water around Mount Everest

Wind-transported metal pollution from mining paired with activities linked to the tourism industry are causing concern to those that depend on the Khumbu Glacier melt.

July 11, 2021

Competition for controlling li-ion battery production intensifies — report

According to Roskill, China and Europe are currently the main contenders in the race to build out li-ion battery cell manufacturing capacity.

July 10, 2021

Mediterranean silver likely traded during the Trojan War, the founding of Rome

Scientists used high-precision isotopic analysis to identify the ore sources of hacksilber that served as means of payment in the southern Levant.