May 22, 2019 Merkel cabinet approves $45B in aid for coal regions The aid package launches a drive to transform chimney-stack economies into high-tech centers and will help Germany achieve its climate goals for 2030 and put it on the right path…
May 21, 2019 British Steel risks collapse with 25,000 jobs at stake The possible collapse of British Steel comes after Germany's Thyssenkrupp and India's Tata Steel ditched a plan this month to merge their European steel assets to create the EU's second…
May 21, 2019 BHP more bullish on long-term EV prospects The world's largest miner has revised up expectations for electric vehicle sales and market penetration, but warns the electrification of the transport sector will proceed only as fast as the…
May 21, 2019 Canada’s Pure Gold starts trading in London The decision to take a dual listing comes as Canadian investors shun junior miners, preferring the buzz and growth potential of cannabis producers.
May 20, 2019 Confusing signals cloud London nickel market — opinion The LME nickel market was last week gripped by the most acute tightness in a decade.
May 19, 2019 Only one-eighth of the solar system should be mined – study Researchers want space-miners to focus on the Moon, Mars and iron-rich bodies tumbling through the asteroid belt and leave things such as Jupiter and Saturn alone.
May 16, 2019 Poland’s KGHM hits production record, expects Sierra Gorda to exceed target Europe's second-largest copper producer also posted its best quarterly results in the last three years, with revenue rising by PLN 1.2 billion (about $312 million).
May 15, 2019 Army puts backers off multibillion-dollar Zimbabwe platinum mine A plan to build Zimbabwe’s biggest platinum mine at a cost of about $4 billion is floundering because a military stake in the project has deterred potential backers.
May 15, 2019 Aurubis confirms bleak profit outlook on lean markets, shutdowns Europe's largest copper producer expects operating pre-tax earnings in its 2018/19 fiscal year to fall significantly by more than 15% compared with the previous year.
May 14, 2019 Rio Tinto may start mining lithium in Serbia by 2023 No decision will be made until the end of 2020, when the company expects to have completed a study on the Jadar, which is estimated to contain 10% of the…
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm