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.

December 11, 2024

Trump tariff risk roils gold and silver as New York prices jump

Gold futures for delivery in February traded as much as $60 an ounce, or 2%, over spot prices in early London trading.

December 11, 2024

Glencore ties up with Cyclic Materials in copper recycling push

Canadian rare earth and metals recycler will supply at least 10 thousand metric tones of recycled copper to Glencore.

December 10, 2024

Gold price could extend record run into 2025, Heraeus says

Heraeus expects gold prices to range from $2,450 to $2,950 per ounce in 2025.