January 7, 2022

Irish central bank added to gold reserves in November

The Irish central bank added 78 million euros ($88 million) to its gold reserves in November.

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.