June 30, 2022 French President says deep-sea mining must not go ahead Deep-sea mining would involve using heavy machinery to suck up off the ocean floor nodules that contain cobalt, manganese, and other rare metals mostly used in batteries.
June 30, 2022 Volkswagen pulls out all stops to address China challenges Chief Executive Officer Herbert Diess called China the company’s “second home market” this week.
June 30, 2022 Four charts reveal seismic shifts in global energy within one lifetime Wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, and small hydropower are now 13% of global power generation.
June 30, 2022 Metals set for worst quarter since 2008 on global downturn angst The London Metal Exchange Index has tumbled 23% since the end of March.
June 30, 2022 Czech coal miner OKD extends production until at least end-2023 The Czech Republic's only hard-coal miner is looking at prolonging operations until 2025 amid Europe's energy crisis.
June 30, 2022 Column: US forms ‘friendly’ coalition to secure critical minerals A metallic NATO is starting to take shape, though no-one is calling it that just yet, writes Andy Home.
June 30, 2022 LME examining UK’s sanctions on Nornickel boss Potanin The exchange is looking into the detail of the sanctions and what it may mean for itself, its participants, and Norilsk brands.
June 30, 2022 Sibanye-Stillwater seeks control of Finnish lithium miner It wants to increase its stake in Keliber to 50% plus one share and is offering to buy minority shareholders out to reach an 80% ownership.
June 29, 2022 Britishvolt signs deal with Posco Chemical for battery materials Britishvolt said Posco's ownership of mines and processing facilities across the battery sector would ensure "end-to-end, stable, supply chain supply".
June 29, 2022 SocGen blames Clifford Chance in $483 million gold suit SocGen said the law firm “committed errors” and was “negligent” when it represented the French lender in a case against Turkish jewelers.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
