June 19, 2020

Trillion-dollar US plan will draw in plenty of metal

A global infrastructure spending push would mean a lot more energy metals will need to be mined.

June 19, 2020

Swedish Geological Survey declares Talga’s graphite project national interest

The project has the highest resource grade of any JORC/NI 43-101 graphite deposit in the world.

June 18, 2020

Covid-19 effects to fast-track energy transition — report

The global pandemic caused energy demand to drop to levels not seen in 70 years. Moody's Investors Service says that's just the beginning.

June 18, 2020

Screening apps and 41-day vacations: keeping miners covid-free

From Quebec to Queensland, the industry is on high alert.

June 17, 2020

Energy demand growth was slowing before covid-19, says BP

The oil major’s annual Statistical Review showed that growth in primary energy consumption slowed to 1.3% in 2019.

June 16, 2020

Tesla strikes deal to buy cobalt from Glencore for EV plants

The deal could involve Glencore supplying as much as 6,000 tonnes of the metal a year for lithium-ion batteries.

June 15, 2020

Gold and iron ore are doing equally well. Their miners are not

Shares in Rio Tinto are down 4.8% so far this year. Stock in BHP is down 9.6%.

June 15, 2020

Charging points surge ahead of electric car boom

The number of publicly accessible charging points for electric vehicles (EV) jumped 60% in 2019.

June 15, 2020

Nornickel board backs creating sustainable development role

The board of the company has recommended creating a position of senior vice-president for sustainable development.

June 14, 2020

Russia’s gold mine production growth to overtake China’s by 2029 – report

Fitch Solutions predicts that Russia’s gold production will grow from 11.3moz in 2020 to 15.5moz in 2029.