January 7, 2022 Czechs look to exit coal by 2033 despite calls to move faster Experts say new target might not be soon enough to keep global temperatures warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
January 7, 2022 Europe’s power crunch sparks aluminum smelter meltdown Four operators have announced curtailments totalling over half a million tonnes of annual production capacity, reports Andy Home.
January 6, 2022 Silicon anode startups snagged $1.9bn in funding over the past decade – report According to IDTechEx, growing interest in silicon anode technology allowed junior players to obtain $1.9 billion in funding over the last decade.
January 5, 2022 Uranium price surges as unrest grips world’s top supplier Kazakhstan The Central Asian nation produces more than 40% of the world’s uranium.
January 5, 2022 Glencore’s former top copper trader joins digital metal startup Ex-head of copper marketing, Nico Paraskevas, joined Open Mineral as a senior adviser after investing in the digital metals trading startup.
January 5, 2022 The View from England: It’s the economy, stupid The Minerals Education Coalition calculates that the average American born last year will consume almost 3 million pounds of minerals, metals and fuel in their lifetime.
January 5, 2022 PGG miners launch blockade of coal shipments in Poland Poland is one of the biggest coal producers in the world and PGG is Europe’s largest coal company.
January 5, 2022 Energy-starved France mulls burning more coal to keep lights on The grid operator, Reseau de Transport d’Electricite, said last month that France risked an electricity shortfall in the event of a cold snap.
January 4, 2022 Palladium-infused ‘nano-chocolates’ a cheaper mechanism to store hydrogen German researchers have developed an alternative mechanism to store hydrogen in palladium nanoparticles.
January 3, 2022 Vulcan gets five more exploration licences in Germany The licences in the Upper Rhine Valley cover 325 sqkm and increase Vulcan's granted licence area to more than 1,000 sqkm.
How a reclusive ex-Glencore trader became Indonesia’s nickel king Arif Kurniawan has gone from earning paychecks at Glencore to controlling approximately a third of his country’s domestic trade in nickel ore. December 28, 2025 | 03:25 pm
