December 16, 2024

Norge Mining acquires Europe’s largest natural graphite producer

Skaland mine is the world's highest-grade, operating flake graphite mine and the fourth-largest graphite mine outside China.

December 13, 2024

Trafigura profit drops 62% after ‘massive problem’ in Mongolia

The Mongolia losses mean Jeremy Weir’s tenure as chief executive officer at one of the world’s largest commodity traders is ending on a sour note.

December 13, 2024

China leads world in energy transition, Wood Mackenzie says

The world’s second-largest economy leads the energy transition and is on track to source half of its power from low-carbon energy.

December 13, 2024

Rio Tinto’s $2.5 billion lithium plan is a win for Milei

The miner plans to build a processing plant at Rincon with an annual capacity of 60,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate.

December 12, 2024

Mining sector cyberattacks linked to third-party supplier access in 76% of cases – report

Growing challenges cybersecurity leaders faced in 2024 were in safeguarding cyber-physical systems.

December 12, 2024

Savannah Resources gets temporary land access for Portuguese lithium project

The company has said Barroso's deposit of spodumene is the most significant in Europe.

December 12, 2024

Global scramble for critical minerals fuelling protectionism

Protectionism is rising across 72 nations as governments vie for critical minerals, Verisk Maplecroft research shows.

December 11, 2024

How advanced coal technologies can provide cleaner energy – report

Modern coal technologies have the ability to deliver global climate goals, FutureCoal says.

December 11, 2024

Europe set to miss potential for battery material recycling

Europe could recycle enough battery materials to supply two million EVs in 2030, but energy costs and a lack of financial support mean it is unlikely to do so.

December 11, 2024

Satellite data analysis shows copper smelting activity surged in November

Global copper smelting last month reached its highest level since February.