September 23, 2024

Uranium Energy to buy Rio Tinto’s Wyoming assets for $175m 

Deal includes the fully-licensed Sweetwater plant and would allow Uranium Energy to add 175 million pounds of historic resources.

September 20, 2024

Vanadium is the new battery cathode chemistry, says Pure Lithium CEO

The company says it has found a way to make lithium metal batteries from scratch going from “from brine to battery” in less than 48 hours.

September 20, 2024

Urbix gets $125 million government grant for Alabama graphite plant

The plant, already backed by funding from London-based Appian Capital Advisory, is to produce 10,000 tonnes of the anode material a year.

September 20, 2024

Gold price breaks $2,600 barrier as Fed cut bets prolong historic run

Prices have climbed 27% in 2024, their biggest annual rise since 2010.

September 20, 2024

Buy bonds and gold as bubble risk returns, BofA strategist says

It doesn’t “get much better than that for risk, so investors are forced to chase” the rally, Michael Hartnett says in a note.

September 20, 2024

Copper price sees strong week with boost from Fed, China demand

Base metals sank to multi-month lows in August amid disappointment over Chinese demand and a cloudy outlook for the global economy.

September 20, 2024

Gold investors see gains in rate-cut era from ETFs, haven buying

A months-long surge that has seen gold break successive records is drawing in more followers.

September 20, 2024

Standard Lithium shares rise after being selected for $225m award negotiation by DOE

The funding is intended to support the construction of the central processing facility for Phase 1 of the South West Arkansas project.

September 20, 2024

South32’s Arizona manganese plant tapped for $166m US government grant

The DOE funding would provide 30% of the cost of its proposed manganese production facility, said the Australian miner.

September 20, 2024

Nippon Steel to sell $211 million in assets to manage debt amid US Steel deal

Nippon Steel plans to sell at least 30 billion yen in assets including real estate and inventories.