June 23, 2021

In the cost war, renewables are winning battles against fossil fuels — report

The International Renewable Energy Agency reports that, in some cases, new renewable power generation capacity has electricity costs lower than the cheapest source of new fossil fuel‑fired capacity.

June 22, 2021

Daimler plans to produce its own battery cells, report says

The BI report comes a week after reports of the Mercedes-Benz maker phasing out conventional powertrains in its cars.

June 22, 2021

What’s happening with Tesla’s $7 billion German ‘gigafactory’?

Tesla has already pushed back the expected opening to late 2021.

June 22, 2021

Nordgold postpones IPO, citing uncertainty in gold market

Expected interest rate rises have created significant uncertainty and volatility in the resources sector, the company says.

June 22, 2021

Zinnwald becomes sole owner of key German lithium project

The late-stage Zinnwald lithium project is located in the heart of Europe’s chemical and car industries.

June 22, 2021

Aluminum is outperforming copper as China cracks down on prices

Aluminum has overtaken copper as the second-best performer on the London Metal Exchange this year.

June 22, 2021

Ukraine to auction titanium and zirconium miner in August

The country plans to auction Europe's largest titanium and zirconium miner, United Mining and Chemical Company, on Aug. 31.

June 22, 2021

Trafigura, Mubadala to launch sale of Spanish copper miner MATSA

Lundin Mining and Hudbay Minerals as well as South32 are likely to show an interest, a source told Reuters.

June 22, 2021

Resource estimate for Hautalampi Co-Ni-Cu project shoots up

Eurobattery Minerals and FinnCobalt said total resource tonnage has doubled and contained metal tonnes increased some 50%.

June 22, 2021

Nutrien to further boost potash output amid Belarus sanctions

The increase, which will bring total annual sales volumes to 13.8 million tonnes, comes on top of the half a million tonne output increase the company announced on June 7.