December 8, 2021 Swedish consortium gets funding to commercialize grid-scale energy storage concept Mine Storage aims to build the world’s first commercial underground mine storage facility.
December 8, 2021 Russian billionaire Potanin faces $7 billion divorce claim in London His ex-wife, Natalia Potanina, is seeking 50% of the value of his stake in MMC Norilsk Nickel.
December 8, 2021 European zinc smelter power woes spark scramble for metal The zinc market is turning out to be considerably tighter than anyone expected just a few months ago, writes Andy Home.
December 8, 2021 Trafigura nearly doubles profit to hit record in FY 2021 The commodity trader posted a net profit of $3.1 billion for its financial year ending Sept. 30, almost double the previous year.
December 8, 2021 Iron has been key for life on earth. What about on other planets? Oxford scientists have uncovered the likely mechanisms by which iron influenced the development of complex life forms.
December 7, 2021 Lithium extraction company Vulcan adds VW to customer line-up The binding purchase agreement with Volkswagen for lithium extracted from Germany's Upper Rhine Valley region has an initial term of five years.
December 7, 2021 RANKED: World’s 10 biggest underground mines by tonnes of ore milled The ore that contains sufficient valuable mineral to be treated by milling process is what ends up going into the processing plant compared to run of mine ore production.
December 7, 2021 BMW hits 1m EV sales, targets 2m fully electric sales by 2025 The carmaker aims for at least 50% of global sales to be fully electric by 2030.
December 6, 2021 London nickel market tightens as China lifts imports nickel looks set to remain a tight market with the flow of metal into China transferring the tightness from Shanghai to London, writes Andy Home.
December 6, 2021 Artificial material mimics rare earth compounds Researchers at Aalto University created a new material with quantum properties that normally require rare earth compounds.
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