January 17, 2023

BASF, Eramet to finalize $2.6bn partnership on Indonesia nickel smelter

The partnership would build a hydro-metallurgical complex with an output capacity of 67,000 tonnes of nickel and 7,500 tonnes of cobalt per year.

January 17, 2023

Greta Thunberg released after brief detention at German coal mine protest

Climate campaigner was detained during protests against the demolition of a village to make way for a coal mine expansion.

January 17, 2023

Trafigura plans to take large amounts of LME copper

Copper stocks in LME registered warehouses stand at 83,325 tonnes are already low.

January 17, 2023

Mega miners are hunting for deals after decade on the sidelines

The industry is flush with cash after last year’s record profits, while boards and managers believe they have the support of key investors after promising to avoid the reckless overspending…

January 17, 2023

Britishvolt calls in administrators in blow to UK’s EV battery hopes

Backed by Glencore, company was viewed as a key part of the UK’s drive toward an EV manufacturing boom.

January 17, 2023

How abandoned mines can become clean energy storage systems

A novel technique called Underground Gravity Energy Storage turns decommissioned mines into long-term energy storage solutions.

January 16, 2023

Stellantis, Vulcan Energy to develop renewable energy assets in Germany

The phased project is aimed at providing renewable heat to Stellantis' Rüsselsheim manufacturing facility.

January 15, 2023

This village is standing in the way of Germany’s coal revival

Activists continue to block police attempts to demolish the village of Luetzerath to make way for the expansion of an opencast coal mine.

January 15, 2023

Goldman raises aluminum forecasts on higher Chinese and European demand

The metal will probably average $3,125 a ton this year in London, analysts said.

January 13, 2023

CHARTS: Mining stocks gain on tech but remain an afterthought for investors

Apple is worth more than the 100 biggest mining companies, three years of global copper production and all the world's seaborne iron ore.