October 18, 2023

Funds return to LME nickel with $4.6 billion in short positions

Measured by value, that’s a record in data going back to 2018, while in tonnage terms the mismatch is near an all-time high seen in 2019.

October 18, 2023

‘Green’ battery recycling technique allows for massive recovery of aluminum, lithium

A recently developed method allows for the recovery of 100% of the aluminum and 98% of the lithium from spent electric car batteries.

October 17, 2023

CMS: Catherine McLeod-Seltzer blazes a trail from the board room to the drill bit

Long before ESG became a buzzword in corporate boardrooms, McLeod-Seltzer championed the cause.

October 17, 2023

Umicore shares up as Canada offers subsidies for battery plant in Ontario

The Canadian and Ontario governments pledged to grant the battery maker $715 million to support its cathode materials factory.

October 16, 2023

Canada to give Umicore up to C$1bn for new battery components plant

The facility, in the Ontario town of Loyalist Township, will manufacture cathode active materials and precursor cathode active materials.

October 16, 2023

US, EU business groups push for steel deal, minerals drive at summit

The US Chamber of Commerce and BusinessEurope made the call on Monday, before President Biden hosts European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen.

October 16, 2023

Russian gold miner Uzhuralzoloto plans Moscow IPO this year

The company aims to become Russia's third-largest gold producer.

October 16, 2023

Top miners, academics partner to seek new ways to discover sedimentary copper

Kupferschiefer project aims to revisit archive geological data and reinterpret it using petroleum and mineral system approaches, creating maps of mineral prospective areas within the Central European Basin.

October 16, 2023

Scotgold in advanced funding talks to avoid default

The embattled miner, which operates Scotland’s only gold mine, is close to securing enough funding from a new strategic investor.

October 15, 2023

Limestone reveals the hidden lives of microbes

Limestone uses may expand beyond the cement industry.