November 2, 2022

UK battery startup Britishvolt secures short-term funding

Auto executives have warned that without local battery production, much of Britain's car industry could shift overseas.

November 2, 2022

BHP says Australia well placed to gain from EV metals push in US, Europe

Australia is set to benefit from the growing interest in environmentally sustainable mining , the chief of BHP Group's nickel operations said.

November 2, 2022

Diamonds trade watchdog mulls fate of Russian gems

The Kimberley Process is expected to decide this week whether Russian diamonds should be declared conflict gems.

November 2, 2022

New platinum, palladium catalyst able to deal with methane emissions for good

A new palladium and platinum catalyst is able to eliminate methane emissions from transport and other human activities.

November 1, 2022

BASF says its battery material plant will be running by year-end

The battery materials business is one of two major investment projects at BASF.

November 1, 2022

Banks bolster metals-trading desks after wild year for markets

Top banks are reinforcing their metals divisions to cash in on the volatility that’s lifted trading profits over the past three years.

November 1, 2022

Germany calls for ‘precautionary’ pause in deep-sea mining

The world's fourth-biggest economy, Germany joins countries including New Zealand and France in calling for seabed mining exploration to stop until further research is done.

October 31, 2022

Green energy transition, structural changes to sustain much higher rare earth prices

New report says China now imports half its heavy rare earths while demand from EVs, renewable energy is absorbing higher prices.

October 31, 2022

MKS PAMP, Breitling partner to promote responsible artisanal mining

Artisanal small-scale mining provides a livelihood to over 40 million people worldwide, which, for the gold mining sector, corresponds to about 20 million miners.

October 31, 2022

China shows the LME there are still buyers for Russian metal

More than half of the copper in LME warehouses -- much of which was of Russian origin -- has been ordered out for delivery in the past three weeks.