May 25, 2023

Siemens Gamesa to cut reliance on China for rare earths, permanent magnets

Siemens Gamesa last month signed a deal with Australia's Arafura Rare Earths to procure 200 tonnes of materials a year.

May 25, 2023

From Russia with gold: UAE cashes in as sanctions bite

Records show the Gulf state imported 75.7 tonnes of Russian gold worth $4.3 billion - up from just 1.3 tonnes during 2021.

May 24, 2023

Eni and Sonangol to broaden cooperation on biofuels, minerals

The agreement was inked in Rome on the occasion of the Angolan President's state visit to Italy.

May 24, 2023

Italian utility Iren aims to recycle rare metals in push to cut imports

Iren plans to invest more than $10 million to build a new site to recover gold and palladium, and another one to recycle solar panels.

May 24, 2023

Nornickel now earns nearly half of its revenue in Asia

In the first three months of 2023, Asia accounted for 45% of the company’s revenue.

May 24, 2023

A new “age of palladates” may be underway

A recent study shows that palladium is the key ingredient to reaching the “Goldilocks zone" where superconductivity works particularly well.

May 23, 2023

Copper-gold ratio suggests recession ahead

The Gundlach ratio, which measures the relationship between copper and gold, is trading near the lowest levels since the start of 2021.

May 23, 2023

Column: Aluminum is the West’s critical minerals blind spot

Western European primary aluminum production has been sliding since 2017.

May 23, 2023

Microbes help deal with uranium in groundwater, spent nuclear fuel repositories

A chemical process for the removal of uranium from groundwater has been discovered.

May 23, 2023

Adriatic Metals gears up for Bosnia-Herzegovina mine opening

A former silver mine that sat abandoned through the years of civil strife from the early 1990s will resume operations in November.