January 27, 2021 All the mines Tesla needs to build 20 million cars a year Elon Musk has set a production target of 20 million vehicles annually before 2030. For starters: 23 Ambatovys at $8.5 billion a pop.
January 26, 2021 Diamond trade is roaring back thanks to stuck-at-home shoppers The boom is being driven by bumper holiday jewelry sales, particularly in the vital US and Chinese markets.
January 26, 2021 Barrick, Japan Gold step up southern exploration Partners have secured rights to 18 new prospecting areas in the Asian country’s Hokusatsu Region.
January 25, 2021 Sumitomo to book additional 30bn yen impairment on Madagascar nickel project The Japanese trading house, which owns a 54.17% stake in the project, posted an impairment loss of 55 billion yen for the April-June quarter.
January 25, 2021 Scientists develop anode-free zinc battery for storing renewable energy In the anode-free battery, a zinc-rich cathode is the sole source for zinc plating onto a copper current collector.
January 22, 2021 CHART: US spending less on electric cars than three years ago New report shows US spending on electrified transport peaked in 2018 with Tesla Model 3 launch. Europe’s spending in 2020 was 4 times larger, surpassing China.
January 20, 2021 China bought most iron ore from Australia, Brazil in 2020, but imports from India up nearly 90% Almost two-thirds of India's iron ore exports to China had less than 58% iron content.
January 19, 2021 Hedge fund to take Vedanta dispute to US regulators Kyma Capital is set to complain to US regulators in a dispute with Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal over nearly $1 billion in loans.
January 19, 2021 Gates, Bezos-backed fund offers $1bn to clean energy start-ups To be eligible, projects must have potential to cut global emissions by at least 500 million tonnes a year.
January 18, 2021 New Rio Tinto boss has Mongolian bullet to bite Rio chief exec Jakob Stausholm has a challenging to-do list and atop it sits the troubled $10 billion Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold project.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says Lithium is emerging from a period of oversupply after record-high prices spurred supply growth at a time of disappointing demand. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
