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The trouble with lithium

Demand has outstripped supply, pushing prices up almost 500% in a year.

Bloomberg News | May 25, 2022 | 4:14 pm

Gold price falls 1% as dollar rebounds ahead of Fed minutes

Gold is on its way to snapping a five-session winning…

Staff Writer | May 25, 2022 | 10:45 am

Biden plan would block Pebble gold mine

The Biden administration is outlining new pollution restrictions that would…

Bloomberg News | May 25, 2022 | 8:27 am

Mexico prepared to sue Vulcan Materials over environmental issues, president says

The Mexican government suspended the mining operations of the company earlier in…

Reuters | May 25, 2022 | 7:41 am

Court ruling allows Hudbay Minerals to move Copper World project forward in Arizona

Rosemont, remains stalled on environmental grounds.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 25, 2022 | 5:07 am

Copper price down on bets of big US rate hikes

Fed Jerome Powell pledged that the US central bank would ratchet interest rates as high as needed to kill a surge in inflation.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 18, 2022 | 9:20 am

Column: Nickel demand boomed in 2021; this year it will be supply

Surplus or deficit? In nickel's current fractured state it could be both this year, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | May 18, 2022 | 7:59 am

How ‘weak sustainability’ helps miners contribute to the UN development goals

Researchers suggest that mining companies should focus on achieving ambitious yet realistic sustainability targets.

Staff Writer | May 18, 2022 | 6:06 am

US, Canadian companies set to soar on Russian uranium ban

Uranium has strong fundamentals in place, with political support growing worldwide, VRIC hears.

Henry Lazenby | May 17, 2022 | 6:23 pm

Metals scarcity could slow energy transition

Solar panel market penetration requires hundreds of millions oz. more silver production, VRIC hears.

Henry Lazenby | May 17, 2022 | 6:06 pm

Quality companies are investors’ best bet when valuations get low

Investors should look at whether the junior companies they are interested in have enough cash in the bank, VRIC hears.

Henry Lazenby | May 17, 2022 | 5:42 pm

US coal companies struggle to cash in on Europe crunch

The rally in prices is unlikely to pull the US coal industry out of a more than decade-long tailspin.

Reuters | May 17, 2022 | 7:33 am

China, US are racing to make billions from mining the moon’s minerals

Unlike in the era of Sputnik and Apollo, the world’s top superpowers can’t even agree on basic principles to govern the next generation of space activity.

Bloomberg News | May 17, 2022 | 7:19 am

Zinc joins battery race in the US

Two US-based companies joined forces to push for the use of zinc alkaline batteries in clean energy storage solutions.

Staff Writer | May 17, 2022 | 5:05 am

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The trouble with lithium

Gold price falls 1% as dollar rebounds ahead of Fed minutes

Biden plan would block Pebble gold mine

Mexico prepared to sue Vulcan Materials over environmental issues, president says

Court ruling allows Hudbay Minerals to move Copper World project forward in Arizona

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How ‘weak sustainability’ helps miners contribute to the UN development goals

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