May 6, 2024

Fortescue begins building Arizona green hydrogen plant

Facility is part of Fortescue’s $550 million commitment to developing an electrolyzer and liquefaction plant in Phoenix.

May 5, 2024

Molybdenum-sugar-based catalyst effectively destroys CO2

A new catalyst converts CO2 into carbon monoxide for chemicals with 100% selectivity.

May 3, 2024

Goldman Sachs settles 2014 class action lawsuit tied to metal trades

The bank allegedly violated antitrust laws by conspiring to manipulate a benchmark for physical platinum and palladium prices.

May 3, 2024

Automakers win extension on use of Chinese graphite in EV tax credits

The US Treasury Department gave automakers additional flexibility on battery mineral requirements for EV tax credits on some minerals from China, such as graphite.

May 3, 2024

Underwater power play for metals in full swing

The International Seabed Authority, which next meets in July, is hashing out the world’s first underwater mining code.

May 3, 2024

Ever heard of strange metals? This is how to make them

MIT physicists discovered a new way to make a state of matter known as a strange metal.

May 2, 2024

MP Materials reports wider-than-expected Q1 loss on weak rare earth prices

The company reported adjusted loss of 4 cents per share, compared with analysts' expectations of a loss of 2 cents per share.

May 2, 2024

Albemarle may lower capex if lithium prices stay low

The company needs to spend at least $1 billion a year to maintain its assets, its CEO said.

May 2, 2024

Treasury Metals to buy Giustra-backed Blackwolf Copper and Gold

Treasury expects this business combination to help advance its Goliath Gold Complex project in Ontario to production.

May 2, 2024

New welding technology makes solar panels easy to recycle

US-based researchers found that the use of femtosecond lasers to form glass-to-glass welds for solar modules would make the panels easier to recycle.