September 3, 2022

German Greens deny report on nuclear plant extensions

Germany’s Green Party denied a report that it will back a plan allowing some of the nation’s nuclear power plants to continue operating beyond a previously set phase-out date.

September 2, 2022

Norway’s last coal mine extends life to feed European industry

Mine 7 will continue production of bituminous coal, used primarily in the steel industry, until July 2025.

September 2, 2022

Dutch aluminum maker Aldel halts remaining production

Company is Netherlands' only producer of primary aluminum.

September 2, 2022

Novelis excludes Russian aluminum from 2023 supply tender

Existing Novelis contracts that allow for the supply of Russian metal won’t be affected by the new conditions.

September 1, 2022

RANKED: World’s top gold producers in H1 2022

In a snapshot of the world's gold supply, Miningintelligence data provides a ranking of the largest gold producers.

September 1, 2022

Column: European smelter closures fracture aluminum pricing

Two more European aluminum smelters are powering down as the region's energy crisis shows no signs of abating.

September 1, 2022

The next big battery material squeeze is old batteries

It could take 15 years or more for old batteries to eventually arrive at recycling plants.

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.