July 5, 2021

German-Chilean project plans to extract raw materials from thermal springs

The BrineMine project is developing strategies to extract lithium, cesium and gold directly in geothermal power plants.

July 5, 2021

Orano reports mining, nuclear services contract growth

Orano has secured more than 380 million euros worth of orders.

July 5, 2021

Ranked: The top 20 metals and mining billionaires

Although tech and bank CEOs get all the limelight, eight of the 100 richest people in the world are in the metals and mining industry.

July 5, 2021

Eramet says Europe must help its miners gain access to EV metals

“We don’t have these resources in Europe, or very little” of them, Eramet CEO Christel Bories said in an interview.

July 5, 2021

Serbia eyes billions of euros for power production by 2040

Country plans to invest a total of 6 billion euros in new capacities for electricity production by 2040 as it seeks to phase out coal-fired power plants.

July 5, 2021

Glencore names Kalidas Madhavpeddi as new chairman

Appointment comes one week after Gary Nagle replaced Ivan Glasenberg as CEO and marks a shift to new leadership for the company.

July 4, 2021

Shell opens 10 MW German hydrogen electrolyzer to boost green fuel output

Royal Dutch Shell launched Europe's biggest hydrogen electrolysis plant at the Wesseling site of its Rheinland refinery.

July 4, 2021

Mining brines from dormant volcanoes could provide battery metals, gold

Oxford researchers say it is possible to extract copper, gold, zinc, silver and lithium from brines trapped in porous rocks at depths of 2 kilometres below dormant volcanoes.

July 2, 2021

New recycling techniques set to make electric vehicles greener

The new methods involve retrieving parts of the battery so they can be reused, which can drastically cut costs and carbon emissions.

June 30, 2021

CHART: Study predicts over 400% increase in copper, lithium, nickel battery demand

BloombergNEF turns super bullish about metals demand for batteries – ups forecast 35% to 2.7 terawatt hours per year by 2030 as electric cars take off.