September 5, 2023

Israeli tycoon Steinmetz held in Cyprus on Romanian warrant

Beny Steinmetz was sentenced in December 2020 to five years in prison for an illegal property scheme.

September 5, 2023

Swiss research-backed company plans to bring solid-state battery to market

Switzerland-based researchers say it is time to rethink battery technology.

September 5, 2023

Trident invests $10 million in Utah lithium project

Trident is acquiring a 2.5% net smelter return royalty from Atherton Resources covering Anson Resources’ flagship Paradox lithium project.

September 4, 2023

Birmingham scientists partner with CoTec to develop disruptive technologies for mineral extraction

Recycling technology originally developed by materials scientists allows extraction of rare earth magnets from scrap and redundant equipment.

September 3, 2023

Copper crime ring is latest scandal to rock the metals world

Aurubis revealed this week it has uncovered a large-scale fraud involving shipments of scrap metal that it uses to feed its copper smelters.

September 3, 2023

Oxygen “whiffs” play a role in the formation of ore deposits

Oxygen “whiffs" may have changed the earth’s mantle, altering the continental crust's composition and forming ore deposits.

September 1, 2023

Another Glencore veteran departs as trader Popovic retires

Glencore's co-head of zinc and copper trading Nick Popovic is retiring after more than 30 years.

September 1, 2023

It’s getting harder to find mining engineers a green world needs

In regions like Canada and the US, enrollment or graduation from university courses related to mining engineering slipped in recent years.

September 1, 2023

Talga keeps permit for graphite mine in Sweden

The Swedish Court of Appeal has rejected a bid to appeal the grant of a permit for Talga's Nunasvaara graphite mine.

August 31, 2023

BHP speeds up Jansen project in Saskatchewan despite falling potash prices

Construction outlays at the site 180 km north of Regina are planned to rise to $1 billion from $647 million.