Scientists uncover the origin of Bronze Age tin

But further developments in aluminium technology could lead to increased substitution of copper in cabling.

Rio sold the Dunkerque aluminium smelter in France to GFG for $500 million last year.

Its planned investment in Greece has been viewed as one of the biggest in the country in years.

The move is understood as part of the kingdom’s strategy to diversify the economy away from oil.

Anger and despair are running high ahead of Sunday’s state elections in Germany’s mining heartland.

At some point it won’t make sense anymore to dig for raw materials, because enough batteries are available.

Company had said in May it planned to cut output by a third to 1 million tonnes and cut jobs from Sept. 1 to prolong the life of the mines.

July 2019 marked 20 years since the Brown Bottom.

Nickel prices rallied over 34% from the beginning of July, mainly on the back of a flurry of speculative activity spurred by supplyside fears in Indonesia.