December 1, 2021

Asteroid “ideal for mining exploration” to enter Earth’s orbit next week

An asteroid as big as a football field has been singled out by scientists as an ideal target for a mining exploration mission.

December 1, 2021

Battery pack prices fall but commodity boom may drive them back up – report

BloombergNEF data show that lithium-ion battery pack prices fell 6% from 2020 to 2021 but rising commodity prices are putting pressure on the industry.

December 1, 2021

Adoption of renewables still too slow to limit climate crisis — IEA

Growth in the sector is set to hit an all-time record this year, but that's not enough to reach net zero emissions by 2050, says the agency.

November 30, 2021

Why OEMs are upping battery recycling capacity – report

According to IDTechEx, OEMs’ growing interest in battery recycling means that 12 million tonnes of li-ion batteries will be recycled by 2042.

November 30, 2021

Palladium ETF tops $100m in AUM for the first time

Institutional investors and the wealth management allocations bolster Nornickel's Global Palladium Fund AUM.

November 30, 2021

Hochschild to buy Amarillo Gold for control of Posse project in Brazil

New SpinCo to hold the Lavras do Sul project, and NSRs on certain Amarillo exploration rights.

November 29, 2021

Activist Bluebell asks Glencore to separate its coal business

Glencore is the world’s biggest thermal-coal shipper and its billionaire former boss Ivan Glasenberg has been a firm advocate of the business.

November 29, 2021

CHART: Dwindling copper, zinc, nickel stocks could shield prices from omicron impact

Copper, nickel and zinc prices could be saved from worst effects of any new virus-related restrictions as historically low global stockpiles intensify fears of supply disruption.

November 29, 2021

Lundin Energy exploring sale of $10 billion Nordic oil producer

The sale could rank as one of the largest European oil and gas deals in years.

November 29, 2021

China’s Chengxin submits bid for Ukraine lithium deposits

The bid underscores Shenzhen-based Chengxin's ambitious overseas expansion plans.