April 2, 2024 Electra commissions clean iron pilot plant Electra announced the commissioning of a pilot plant to produce metallic iron from already mined, high-impurity ores.
April 1, 2024 MP Materials awarded $58.5 million tax credit for Texas rare earth magnet factory The manufacturing facility would have the capacity to produce approximately 1,000 tonnes of NdFeB magnets per year.
April 1, 2024 Pairing cryptocurrency mining with green hydrogen could boost deployment of renewable energy – study Cornell University researchers found that pairing cryptocurrency mining with green hydrogen could provide the foundation for wider deployment of renewable energy.
April 1, 2024 Gold price hits another all-time high as Fed-fuelled rally continues A host of positive drivers have pushed up bullion by around 14% since the middle of February.
April 1, 2024 Austria’s RHI Magnesita to buy US-based alumina producer Resco The combined company would have 15 production sites across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
March 31, 2024 Nippon Steel emphasizes its ‘deep roots’ in the US as it pursues US Steel deal The Japanese firm has agreed to buy US Steel for roughly $15 billion but the deal faces an uphill battle for approval in a US election year.
March 29, 2024 Glencore makes additional investment in Stillwater Critical Minerals Last June, the commodity trading giant made its first investment in the critical minerals explorer.
March 29, 2024 Intramotev deploys first battery-electric self-propelled railcar at Cumberland mine The car has run for over 1,000 miles between Cumberland and its Alicia Harbor facility In Pennslyvania.
March 29, 2024 Column: US looks to reboot aluminum sector with a new smelter Century Aluminum's proposed low-carbon facility represents the first primary aluminum smelter in the US in 45 years.
March 29, 2024 US talks often with Congo’s Gecamines on cobalt and copper, official says The United States continues to work with Zambia and Congo on mining and regulatory structures.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
