December 14, 2022 UK’s largest money laundering prosecution heads for a retrial Prosecutors said gold bars and grain were purchased using the laundered funds for ultimate export to Dubai.
December 14, 2022 Vulcan Energy delays lithium output target by a year Company is around a year behind schedule to reach an annual capacity of 40,000 t because of supply chain delays.
December 14, 2022 Gold extracted from SIM cards can be used to make painkillers Researchers have developed processes for extracting gold from e-waste and using it in drug manufacturing.
December 13, 2022 Europe reaches historic deal to put pollution price on imports The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism will cover carbon-intensive sectors such as cement, steel, aluminum fertilizers and electricity production and hydrogen.
December 13, 2022 Indonesia appeals WTO ruling on nickel ore export ban dispute A panel of experts last month urged the country to bring its measures in line with WTO obligations.
December 13, 2022 BHP accused of delaying $6 billion-plus Brazil dam case BHP Group accused of trying to "forever put off" the question of liability for a 2015 dam collapse that triggered Brazil's worst environmental disaster.
December 13, 2022 Rio Tinto hunts for lithium deals, eyes Jadar revival Lithium prices, expected to stay at record highs, have the world’s second-biggest miner actively looking for lithium acquisitions.
December 12, 2022 Western countries forge green alliance for getting electric vehicle minerals Announced at the COP15 talks on biodiversity in Montreal, the Sustainable Critical Minerals Alliance would support these standards for elements like lithium, cobalt and nickel.
December 12, 2022 Banks have loopholes to keep financing coal, study says A survey of 25 European banks by nonprofit ShareAction reveals the industry is also underreporting its support of high-carbon sectors.
December 12, 2022 BHP invests in Gates and Friedland-backed firm I-Rox BHP will help I-Pulse and its affiliate I-Rox, in which is also taking an equity position, develop technologies that can curb energy use in the mining sector.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
