June 22, 2021

Korean scientists develop cheap, high-performance anode for sodium-ion batteries

Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology created a sodium high-capacity material that can store 1.5 times more electricity than the graphite anode.

June 21, 2021

RANKED: World’s top ten biggest nickel mines

The metal plays a key role in the global transition to clean energy and demand from the EV sector alone is expected to grow by 2.6Mt to 2040.

June 20, 2021

The climate change fight is adding to the global inflation scare

The potential price hit from the green revolution is adding to the arguments about the inflation outlook that are already brewing.

June 18, 2021

Adani loses $13 billion in four days in worst wealth rout

Four out of six Adani group stocks fell again on Friday, marking the fifth straight session of this week’s selloff.

June 17, 2021

MAPPED: These 25 projects will set the copper price for decades

A 6 million tonne copper supply gap will open up by the mid-2020s but projects needed to plug that gap face uphill battles.

June 14, 2021

Centerra CEO weighs ‘divorce’ with Kyrgyzstan on seized mine

A split would be just one way for Centerra to resolve issues with Kyrgyzstan’s government, which also owns 26% of the company.

June 10, 2021

CHART: Top miners leave money on the table amid copper price rally

Copper output from biggest producers disappoints with one glaring exception – Freeport McMoRan going underground at Grasberg.

June 10, 2021

Indonesia tin miner Timah says meets rules, good practices

Tin deposits in the mining hub of Bangka-Belitung have been heavily exploited on land, leaving parts of the islands off the southeast coast of Sumatra island resembling a lunar landscape.

June 10, 2021

Process for extracting lithium from seawater may be better suited for brine from continental sources

Roskill published an analysis with its view on the study that claims to have found an economically viable system to extract high-purity lithium from seawater.

June 10, 2021

Investors with $41 trillion urge G7 to end support for fossil fuels

A 457-member group of investors, representing an estimated 37% of all global assets under management, joined a coalition of CEOs in demanding the world’s richest nations set more ambitious emissions…