May 30, 2024

Buried fortune of old copper wire is worth billions to telcos

In the migration to fiber-optic cable, telecommunications companies could recover as much as 800,000 metric tons of copper over the next decade.

May 30, 2024

US Steel, Nippon Steel receive all non-US approvals for merger

The companies expect the merger to be completed in the second half of the year.

May 29, 2024

Copper traders get reprieve as historic New York squeeze eases

“With physical markets still tight, further squeezes are possible, so CME may not be out of the woods yet,” said Bank of America.

May 29, 2024

Lithium in Marcellus shale gas wells could potentially meet part of US demand

If it could be extracted with complete efficiency, lithium from the wastewater of Marcellus shale gas wells could supply up to 40% of the United States demand.

May 28, 2024

Copper price: the squeeze has been squoze 

A deeper copper price correction is likely and a new report makes predictions of $40,000/t seem even sillier than they were a week ago. 

May 28, 2024

Aluminum recycler Novelis targets up to $12.6bn valuation in US IPO

Novelis, owned by Indian billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla's Hindalco Industries, is the world's largest recycler of aluminum.

May 28, 2024

Most seabirds off northern Californian coast unlikely to collide with future wind turbines – study

A recent study shows that almost 80% of seabirds off the northern Californian coast fly far below the height at which potential wind turbines would operate.

May 27, 2024

Vulcan rejects Mexico’s ‘illegal expropriation’ of its investments

The company has been engaged in a years-long conflict with Mexico's government after officials ordered a halt to limestone quarrying at Vulcan's mining unit in 2022.

May 27, 2024

Gold price rebounds ahead of US inflation data

After setting a new record high of $2,449.89 last week, bullion has shed more than $100 since.

May 27, 2024

New technique allows recycling components of solid-state batteries over and over again

Researchers have successfully applied cold sintering to the solid and liquid electrolyte components of solid-state batteries to recycle them.