April 27, 2022

Column: Automakers go back to the future to secure battery metals

Henry Ford was right all along, it turns out.

April 27, 2022

Australian universities get $173m in funding to turn critical minerals into products, services

The funds will go towards the development of the Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Trailblazer hub.

April 25, 2022

South32 quarterly metallurgical coal output jumps as operations normalize

South32, along with mining giants like BHP and Rio Tinto, have faced operational disruptions due to worsening labour supply issues.

April 25, 2022

Column: Bears tip-toe back into copper market as demand fears grow

Copper has spent the last few weeks hanging in suspended animation, writes Andy Home.

April 22, 2022

Global miners must overcome labour shortages, inflation pain to meet targets

Analysts expect earnings to be driven lower this year and next.

April 21, 2022

Musk wants more lithium for EVs but very few places have it

Elon Musk wants more lithium, but only a handful of countries can supply the material key to the electrification of transportation, at least for now.

April 21, 2022

New tech will free cheaper, cleaner lithium supply – report 

Elon Musk warns investors about lithium supply, but a new McKinsey report says geothermal, oilfield brines and new extraction technology can meet seven-fold demand growth.

April 21, 2022

Mining giants struggle despite commodities price boom

The world’s biggest miners had a tough start to the year, struggling to hit production goals and keep costs under control.

April 20, 2022

BHP reports weaker-than-expected iron ore production on covid curbs

Iron ore production from Western Australia came in at 66.7 million tonnes in the three months to March 31.

April 20, 2022

Zijin invests in Xanadu to ink copper-gold resources in Mongolia

Zijin aims to take a 45.9% stake in Mongolia's Kharmagtai copper and gold mine.