March 21, 2024

EU to keep tabs on Norway deep sea mining efforts

Norway is one of the first countries to formally authorize seabed mining activities in its waters after its parliament backed plans in January to prospect for minerals.

March 21, 2024

Zinc price rallies as Glencore temporarily halts mine in Australia

Prices rose as much as 2.5% to $2,571.50 a metric ton on the LME.

March 21, 2024

Brewer’s yeast helps recover metals from e-waste

Researchers have found a way of selectively capturing metals from a waste stream using spent brewer's yeast.

March 21, 2024

France sets end March deadline for New Caledonia nickel deal

Under the proposed deal, the French state would subsidize energy prices alongside local authorities up to 200 million euros a year.

March 20, 2024

Glencore’s carbon emissions jumped 8.8% in 2023, reveals new climate plan

Increase was a consequence of expanding coal production and restarting an oil refinery in South Africa.

March 19, 2024

Aurion shares bounce on B2Gold JV discovery in Lapland

The discovery in the emerging Sore area returned significant intercepts such as 26.45 grams gold per tonne over 2.5 metres.

March 19, 2024

SQM venture arm invests in UK-based water tech company

The investment, according to SQM, goes hand-in-hand with its ongoing drive to improve efficiency and reduce its environmental impact as part of its sustainability goals.

March 19, 2024

LME plans to list Saudi port as a copper and zinc delivery point

The Saudi hub would service the Middle East, North and East Africa regions.

March 19, 2024

Coal, oil, gas resources should remain in the ground to reach Paris Agreement goals – study

In a paper published in the journal Nature Communications, UB scientists present a global atlas of unburnable oil.

March 19, 2024

Vale faces fresh $3.8 billion lawsuit over 2015 dam disaster

The legal action in the Netherlands is being pursued by 77,000 claimants represented by law firms Pogust Goodhead and Lemstra Van der Korst.