May 6, 2021

UK court to reconsider $6.9bn Brazil dam lawsuit against BHP

The case is the latest battle to establish whether multinationals can be held liable for the conduct of subsidiaries abroad.

May 6, 2021

Eramet set to sell aero supplier Brown Europe to Ace Capital

Brown Europe specialises in production of wires and bars in superalloys and stainless steels mainly for the aerospace market.

May 6, 2021

Ganfeng Lithium grabs Bacanora in $246.5m deal

Ganfeng, which in February rose its stake in Bacanora to 28.88% from 17.41%, will acquire the remaining shares at 67.5 pence each.

May 5, 2021

Britain set to stockpile metals for electric cars to beat Chinese threat – The Telegraph

Officials at the Department for Business are discussing options to protect the United Kingdom's access to vital materials including lithium and cobalt.

May 5, 2021

London Metal Exchange trading revenues fall 17% in Q1 2021

Traders who use the exchange attributed the drop in volumes and revenue to the closure of Europe’s last open-outcry trading floor, or ring, last year.

May 5, 2021

No longer dirty? EU leaders want to challenge perceptions of lithium mining

Spain hopes to develop an ambitious cross-border lithium project with Portugal.

May 5, 2021

Tesla consumes more lithium than four closest rivals combined

The company led by Elon Musk deployed 18,700 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent in the batteries of its newly sold passenger EVs in 2020.

May 5, 2021

Cyprus-focused miner Caerus to recover metals from mine waste

Caerus Mineral Resources signed a deal with Jubilee Metals to work together on a waste-to-revenue strategy for its assets in Cyprus.

May 5, 2021

Metals price rally could hamper switch to green energy — IEA

Prices for commodities — from lithium to cobalt — have hit record highs as demand for clean energy technologies increases.

May 4, 2021

Germans own over 9,000 tonnes of gold

A new study estimates that German private households own around 9,100 tonnes of gold, 270 tonnes more than in 2019.