March 31, 2023 UN to start taking deep-sea mining applications this July The decision came after the International Seabed Authority spent the past two weeks debating standards for the new and controversial practice.
March 31, 2023 Chinese lithium producers set price floor as demand evaporates – sources The move would come as prices plunge on a significant slowdown in demand for EVs in China.
March 29, 2023 Green hydrogen equipment makers poised for rapid growth in China China’s capacity to manufacture electrolyzers could grow about 20 times by 2028 as costs of the clean energy source plunge.
March 29, 2023 Vale signs agreements with Chinese companies to reinforce strategic agenda in Asia One agreement relates to investment in the Morowali project in Indonesia.
March 28, 2023 Value of battery metals in newly-sold EVs tripled on rampant lithium, nickel prices MINING.COM’s EV Metal Index surged to just under $27 billion in 2022 thanks to surging lithium and nickel prices, but January saw a 50% month-on-month drop.
March 28, 2023 Copper price rises as banking worries ease Regional US lender First Citizens BancShares scooped up the assets of SVB on Monday.
March 28, 2023 Biden tees up a supply chain rethink with challenge to China’s EVs Ford confirmed last month that it will tap technology from CATL for a $3.5 billion plant it’s building in Michigan.
March 28, 2023 Researchers closer to understanding how orogenic gold belts are formed Chinese scientists are proposing the idea that lithospheric crust-mantle decoupling could be related to the formation of orogenic gold deposits.
March 27, 2023 Column: Funds dump copper amid financial market turbulence The investment community has turned net short of CME copper for the first time in five months, while funds have cut their long exposure on the London Metal Exchange.
March 27, 2023 BHP to trial carbon capture with Chinese steel firm HBIS Project will develop and test technologies that can be integrated into steel production processes to cut CO2 emissions.
Ma’aden selects Metso to deliver a gold processing plant to the Ar Rjum project Includes process electrification, field instrumentation, and automation, as well as detailed engineering for the processing plant. January 15, 2026 | 03:25 pm
