December 21, 2021

Copper price rises as investors recover some risk appetite

Investors weighing up the impact of the omicron coronavirus variant on economic growth turned a little more bullish after two days of selling.

December 20, 2021

Pure copper ingots unlock secrets of Iron Age trade routes

Elemental and lead isotope analyses of ancient copper ingots unlocked secrets of Early Iron Age trade routes and how Indigenous Mediterranean communities functioned 2,600 years ago.

December 18, 2021

The world wants more lithium but doesn’t want more mines

Rio Tinto's Jadar lithium project is facing opposition in Serbia, as are other miners' projects around the world.

December 17, 2021

Zinc price soars as power crunch forces Nyrstar to idle French plant

Elevated electricity costs caused by a wholesale power crunch this year have forced industries from zinc to steel to curtail production.

December 17, 2021

Norra Kärr deposit could help make the EU self-sufficient in rare earth metals – study

A researcher at the University of Gothenburg proposes studying untapped REE deposits outside China so they are developed in an efficient manner.

December 17, 2021

Global coal use to hit record high despite climate fight

The IEA says total coal demand — including its use in steelmaking and other industrial activities — will grow by 6% in 2021 to 8.11bn tonnes.

December 16, 2021

Europe’s green deal needs to get round anti-mining roadblock

If the EU is going to persuade its citizens of its green credentials, policy-makers may have to get into the dirty side of mining, writes Andy Home.

December 14, 2021

The Black Forest holds a secret to making electric cars greener

For decades, geothermal plants in the Upper Rhine Valley have been pumping up hot fluids from beneath the earth’s surface to generate electricity, but the facilities never bothered about the…

December 14, 2021

Altus in the red on Newcrest royalty buy

New South Wales greenlights Newcrest’s Cadia expansion.

December 14, 2021

Eldorado Gold eyes further growth outside Greece

It has completed key growth projects at Canada's Lamaque and Turkey's Kışladağ gold mines and flagged upcoming news on Greek project.