September 16, 2022 Glencore eyes adding lithium to trading business — report Glencore does not own lithium mines, but has invested heavily in the business of recycling the battery metal this year.
September 15, 2022 Decarbonizing iron ore and steel industry by 2050 requires $1.4 trillion investment — report To stay in line with the Paris Climate Agreement, requires revolution across every stage of the value chain.
September 15, 2022 Forget rare earths, boron is the critical mineral to track Two companies mine 85% of all boron. China holds a near monopoly on downstream processing. Now a California mine wants to break open this opaque market.
September 15, 2022 European metals producers say EU energy measures fall short Proposals to soften the impact of surging power prices will not shield metals producers from further production cuts and job losses, industry groups say.
September 15, 2022 Uranium funds surf price surge in renewed bets on nuclear power Uranium funds have soared from their summer lows as a global energy crunch revives interest in nuclear power.
September 15, 2022 Column: Can Europe save its industrial metals production sector? The European Commission's focus on future-looking metals seems to have blind-sided it to the older metals that are also required to decarbonize, writes Andy Home.
September 15, 2022 Zinc price extends gains for sixth day on supply worries Fitch Solutions projected the global zinc market to post a deeper deficit of 228,000 t in 2022 from a shortfall of 48,000 t in 2021.
September 15, 2022 Shallow-water mining in direct conflict with sustainability goals – study Finnish researchers say that mineral mining alters habitats and causes local biodiversity loss in shallow-water species communities.
September 15, 2022 Tertiary Minerals, FQM team up to boost copper exploration in Zambia The miners will work together to advance Tertiary’s Mukai and Mushima North project, in the country's north-west.
September 14, 2022 Energy crisis an ‘existential threat’ to EU metal production – Eurometaux Zinc, aluminum and silicon production cuts have already left consumers in the Europe's steel, auto and construction industries facing severe shortages.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
