August 27, 2020 Europe faces high hurdles to make hydrogen hype reality An EU goal to boost the use of zero-carbon hydrogen is likely to be a pipe dream unless the bloc can find billions in investment and persuade member states.
August 27, 2020 Glencore puts entire stake in Mopani on the table in talks with Zambia Glencore will likely sell its entire 73.1% stake in Mopani Copper Mines to the Zambia government rather than become a minority stakeholder.
August 27, 2020 Alrosa follows De Beers with price cuts Company also changed its billing system so buyers can’t tell which stones are discounted, or by how much.
August 25, 2020 Top 10 countries with largest gold reserves The top 10 central banks with the largest gold reserves have remained mostly unchanged for the last few years.
August 24, 2020 De Beers cuts diamond prices after covid-19 curbs demand The world’s No. 1 producer is cutting prices for larger stones by almost 10% starting this week.
August 24, 2020 Trove of 1,000-year-old gold coins unearthed in Israel A rare stash of pure gold coins from the Abbasid Caliphate period was uncovered by young volunteers in an archaeological excavation.
August 24, 2020 Glencore makes U-turn to back artisanal mining of cobalt The company, which has long endorsed the purchase of cobalt from industrial mines, is now backing a new initiative to support informal miners instead.
August 24, 2020 Electric ships – a new target for Li-ion battery producers IDTechEx explores the potential of electric ships for lithium-ion battery producers.
August 23, 2020 Germany working towards extracting lithium from thermal water reservoirs Researchers have developed a process to extract lithium from the salty thermal water reservoirs in the Upper Rhine Trench.
August 21, 2020 Erdogan says Turkey found its largest ever gas deposit Turkey has found 320 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the Black Sea, and hopes to begin production by 2023.
Codelco, SQM kick off lithium tie-up with board meeting The NovaAndino Litio company was established after an agreement signed in May 2024 and valid until 2060. December 29, 2025 | 07:59 am