September 14, 2021 EV sales to reach 5m units in 2021 with trucks, boats entering the race According to IDTechEx, previous predictions of 2021 EV sales were a massive underestimation.
September 13, 2021 Scientists working on autonomous swarms of robots to mine the Moon NASA has granted a research team from the University of Arizona $500,000 to develop robots able to mine, excavate and even build simple structures on the Moon's surface.
September 13, 2021 New type of catalyst may help protect supply of precious metals – study Researchers high demand for catalysts means that global supplies of gold, platinum and palladium are become rapidly depleted
September 10, 2021 Novel type of graphene proposed for high-performance sodium batteries Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology say that Janus graphene - named after the Roman god of new beginnings - can open new doors to high-capacity sodium-ion batteries.
September 10, 2021 Palladium price lowest since August 2020 on automaker demand concerns The World Platinum Investment Council said this week that it expects higher costs of palladium, used in vehicle pollution-control devices, to spur a gradual switch by automakers to using more…
September 10, 2021 Harvard’s $42bn fund to end investment in fossil fuels Harvard's massive endowment will support the world’s green energy transition.
September 9, 2021 LME says its User Committee to be chaired by Gavin Prentice Prentice has more than 30 years' experience in commodities trading, most recently as Managing Director at Marex.
September 9, 2021 Human, environmental costs of sand, gravel mining overlooked — study Researchers say sand and gravel are the most mined materials in the world, with between 32 and 50 billion tonnes extracted globally each year.
September 8, 2021 Conservation body calls for global moratorium on deep-sea mining Environment officials and campaigners have called for a global moratorium on deep-sea mining and on issuing new exploration contracts unless marine ecosystems can be effectively protected.
September 8, 2021 Uranium price hits highest level since 2015 as Sprott buys up physical supply Sprott has amassed over 24 million pounds of uranium, sometimes buying more than 500,000 pounds in a single day.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
