December 30, 2022

Rusal eyes rising demand for low-carbon aluminum in China

Chinese EV makers are working to lower their carbon footprint in anticipation of growing pressure from overseas consumers to decrease emissions.

December 30, 2022

LME ends chaotic year with metal stockpiles perilously low

The London Metal Exchange will enter 2023 with the smallest available warehouse stockpiles in at least 25 years.

December 29, 2022

Lithium explorer Wealth Minerals targets European investors

The explorer has land positions at sites including the Salar de Atacama.

December 28, 2022

Nyrstar’s Port Pirie lead smelter ramps up production

The Port Pirie smelter was shut in October for work to reduce emissions and improve operational performance.

December 28, 2022

Mammoet launches emissions monitoring system

Dubbed DAISY, Mammoet’s new system transmits emissions data from local devices attached to the embedded systems of cranes and heavy haulers.

December 28, 2022

Ferrexpo owner Zhevago to step down from board after arrest

Ukraine put him on the international wanted list in 2019.

December 27, 2022

Three cathode chemistries to dominate $430bln-Li-ion market – report

According to IDTechEx, NMC, NCA, and LFP will continue to be the dominant cathode materials at least until 2033.

December 27, 2022

RANKED: World’s richest diamond mines

The Mining Intelligence latest top ten list ranks the world’s richest diamond mines, delineated by production and estimated value.

December 26, 2022

Turns out that gold objects were also valued during the Bronze Age

Archaeologists identified a 4000-year-old gold-working toolkit amongst the grave goods from an important Bronze Age burial near Stonehenge.

December 23, 2022

Hedge funds lose court fight for LME disclosure of nickel crisis communications

The firms are challenging moves by the LME, which cancelled about $3.9 billion worth of trades on March 8.