November 24, 2023

Your phone vibrates thanks to a platinum-based material

A platinum-based actuator material converts energy into movement.

November 23, 2023

Uranium sector ‘scrambling’ to fill supply gap

The price of uranium will hit triple-digits for the first time since 2007 as nations weaning off oil and seeking energy security deplete nuclear fuel supplies, says investment fund.

November 23, 2023

Glencore to build pilot battery recycling plant outside of Italy

Glencore said in May it was going to develop a recycling hub with Canada's Li-Cycle in Portovesme.

November 23, 2023

Nickel price at lowest since 2021 on oversupply concerns

The global nickel market had a surplus of 23,900 metric tons in September.

November 23, 2023

EU and US delay key trade meeting amid deadlock in negotiations

The delay comes as negotiations to agree on global steel accords and a critical minerals deal have both stalled.

November 23, 2023

Trafigura plan to take lead from LME system sparked price spike – sources

Benchmark lead prices on the LME touched a 10-month high on Monday.

November 23, 2023

BNP Paribas cracks down on mining clients exposed to coal

The European Union’s biggest bank will no longer provide financing to projects dedicated to the extraction of metallurgical coal.

November 23, 2023

Deep-sea mining could severely affect jellyfish populations

Plumes from deep-sea mining could severely affect midwater marine animals.

November 22, 2023

Base metal markets across LME are showing signs of surplus

Spot prices for the six key metals that dominate trading on the LME are all at a discount to futures.

November 22, 2023

Ukraine’s coal mines turn to women to solve wartime staff shortages

After more than a thousand of its workers went to fight Russia's invasion, a coal company decided to allow women to work underground for the first time in its history.