September 1, 2022

Column: Surging copper demand will complicate the clean energy boom

Copper demand will increase by more than 50% between now and 2040, according to BloombergNEF.

September 1, 2022

Europe crisis shows coal’s value, South Africa minister says

South Africa’s exports of coal from the Richards Bay Coal Terminal to Europe surged more than eight-fold in the first half of this year.

September 1, 2022

Primitive vegetation played key role in composition of earth’s continental rocks

Primitive plants transformed what was once a Mars-like planet of barren rock into a world of life growing in organic-rich soils.

August 30, 2022

Battery startup Freyr signs $3 billion supply deal with Nidec

Freyr is building its first lithium-ion battery factory in the far north of Norway and has announced plans for production in Finland and the US.

August 30, 2022

Rusal recommends first dividend in five years

The world's largest aluminum producer outside China boosted its January-June core earnings by 37% to $1.8 billion amid higher aluminum prices. 

August 30, 2022

Over 20% of world mined copper now comes from sustainable operations

The figure was reached after five new sites, including Antofagasta’s Antucoya mine and Capstone’s Mantos Blancos and Mantoverde, joined Copper Mark.

August 29, 2022

Elon Musk says the world needs more oil and gas as a bridge to renewables

Musk made his comments as Europe is grappling with its worst energy crisis in decades.

August 29, 2022

Mining tycoon Steinmetz seeks to topple bribery conviction

Steinmetz, 66, was convicted in January 2021 of bribing public officials in Guinea to secure the concession for the vast Simandou iron ore project.

August 28, 2022

Germany to assist Bolivia in protection of Amazon against illegal mining

Germany will provide 20 million euros to Bolivia to work towards the protection of the Amazon against illegal mining.

August 28, 2022

Britain bets on futuristic batteries to cut dependence on gas

The UK's lithium-ion battery fleet currently has about 1.9 gigawatts of capacity and will more than quadruple by the end of the decade.