January 24, 2021 Brumadinho dam collapse could have been predicted weeks in advance – study A new study shows that by applying satellite radar imaging InSAR, it is possible to predict a dam burst.
January 22, 2021 Snapshot: key lithium mining projects around the world Europe makes strides to reduce dependency on Chinese battery supply chain, but downstream won’t be so easy, Fitch says.
January 22, 2021 CHART: US spending less on electric cars than three years ago New report shows US spending on electrified transport peaked in 2018 with Tesla Model 3 launch. Europe’s spending in 2020 was 4 times larger, surpassing China.
January 22, 2021 Steinmetz sentenced to 5 years in jail in Swiss bribery case His lawyer said he will appeal all to the way to the Supreme Court.
January 21, 2021 Death of the ring could be only the start of LME revamp The LME’s iconic ring finally looks set to succumb to the electronic tide that has swept all before it.
January 21, 2021 Alrosa sees diamond demand uptick in 2021 The Russian miner saw sales grow more than three fold in the fourth quarter of 2020 to 17 million carats.
January 21, 2021 Consortium for Battery Innovation calls for boost to climate-friendly technologies The new chairman of the CBI asked governments and industry to help accelerate the development of advanced battery technologies.
January 20, 2021 Antofagasta’s Los Pelambres expansion to cost an extra $400m The project's cost is now pegged at $1.7 billion.
January 19, 2021 Cobalt price rally lifts EV Metal Index to fresh record high Cobalt use in newly-sold electric cars sets record and prices jump to 21-month high, lifting overall index to fresh monthly record.
January 19, 2021 End of an era? LME proposes closure of open-outcry trade The LME floor closed in March 2020 for the first time since World War II to allow the social-distancing needed to deal with covid-19.
Chile’s Mantoverde copper output hit as labor talks stall, union says The labor authority had notified that the company will not have emergency personnel from the union to keep facilities operational. January 12, 2026 | 11:18 am
