April 18, 2023

Mining veteran Mick Davis raises $590 million for metals fund

So far, he has bought into five companies, including silicon and tin producers.

April 18, 2023

Billionaire Robert Friedland comes out in defence of Teck

He warned Canada should not take lightly Glencore's attempted takeover of Teck, which has a track record of supporting local juniors.

April 17, 2023

Aurubis CEO says has stopped buying copper from Russia

The year before the invasion, Russia supplied Aurubis and the entire EU with nearly 292,000 tonnes of copper.

April 17, 2023

The UK identifies key critical minerals areas

The national-scale assessment is one of the first steps in the UK Government’s critical minerals strategy.

April 17, 2023

New battery recycling system allows for 70% lithium recovery

A new recycling system allows for recovering 70% of lithium from battery waste without corrosive chemicals, high temperatures, and prior sorting of materials.

April 17, 2023

Teck attracts interest from Vale, Anglo American and Freeport

The three global miners are among at least six companies that have reportedly approached Teck on transactions post-split.

April 16, 2023

Europe’s biggest reactor caps 14-year delay to begin commercial output

Olkiluoto-3 is the first new atomic reactor in the Nordic countries since the mid-1980s.

April 16, 2023

Coal phase-out not happening fast enough to avoid rising global temperatures — study

A recent study shows that the use of coal power is not decreasing fast enough to avoid a temperature rise higher than 2 degrees Celsius by 2100 as established in…

April 15, 2023

G-7 nears fossil fuel phase-out deal without coal exit deadline

The Group of Seven fell short of sealing a deal on a timeline to exit coal.

April 15, 2023

Germany retires nuclear plants in hopes of greener pastures

Germany ends its tumultuous six-decade reliance on nuclear energy.