March 3, 2023

UK regulator launches enforcement probe into LME nickel trading halt

The suspension on March 8 came after prices doubled to more than $100,000/t in a matter of hours

March 3, 2023

Cyanobacteria efficiently extract rare earths from mine wastewater

Researchers have found that cyanobacteria can efficiently absorb rare earth elements from wastewater.

March 3, 2023

Volkswagen board discusses two new North America plants at meeting

The facilities would be one production plant and one battery cell factory, people familiar with the matter said.

March 2, 2023

Central banks extend gold buying streak in January — report

Central bank gold demand in 2023 picked up from where it left off in 2022.

March 2, 2023

Tempered steel was a thing 2,900 years ago

Until recently it was assumed that it had not been possible to produce suitable quality steel in the Early Iron Age and certainly not in the Final Bronze Age.

February 28, 2023

Anglo seeks to invest in start-ups to cut steel CO2 emissions

Anglo, which produced 59.3 million tonnes of iron ore last year, aims to halve its Scope 3 indirect emissions by 2040.

February 28, 2023

Agnico Eagle reinvests in Rupert Resources and its Ikkari gold project

The investment is part of Rupert’s non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of about $35 million.

February 28, 2023

Glencore ordered to pay $700 million by US judge in bribery case

The penalty is part of the $1.5 billion Glencore agreed to pay to resolve bribery and market-manipulation probes in the US, UK and Brazil.

February 28, 2023

Armenia approves restart of Amulsar gold mine

Lydian broke ground at Amulsar in 2016, but development was indefinitely halted two years later over pressure from environmental activists.

February 28, 2023

How zircon helps identify untapped copper deposits

Zircons are considered nature’s time capsules.