October 20, 2023

EU, US could agree on critical minerals despite steel failure, says France

The European Union and the United States could reach a deal on critical minerals over the coming weeks or months.

October 20, 2023

Superdeep diamonds reveal how Gondwana grew from below

Superdeep diamonds likely migrated to the surface together with different parts of the former supercontinent Gondwana following violent volcanic eruptions.

October 19, 2023

Indonesian copper-gold company storms ranking of world’s 50 most valuable mining stocks

Amid a wider slump, MINING.COM’s ranking was lit up by newcomer Amman Minerals, which now sits just outside the top 10 after minting at least six new billionaires since its July…

October 19, 2023

Video: Robert Friedland tells CMS we’re ‘on the verge of destroying ourselves as a species’ 

No-holds-barred remarks that covered everything from climate change and the role of miners in the green energy transition from the famed mining financier and founder of Ivanhoe Mines.

October 19, 2023

Glencore’s documents on planned EV battery recycling hub not enough for Sardinia

The Swiss miner said in May that it wanted to develop a recycling hub for EV batteries with Canada's Li-Cycle.

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.