May 19, 2023

Half of the coal-fired power plants announced worldwide unlikely to be built — study

A study by Mercator found that 50% of the coal-fired power plants that were planned to come online in the next few years will fail to do so.

May 18, 2023

Coal country to carbon innovation: Wyoming rare earths discovery could be a game changer for US

Ramaco Resources, a pure play met coal miner with operations in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, has discovered new potential magnetic rare earth elements at its Brook mine.

May 18, 2023

Copper price down, hit by strong dollar, rising inventories

On-warrant copper stocks in LME registered warehouses climbed to a six-month peak.

May 17, 2023

New Tesla low-voltage system a ‘big deal’ for copper, says Musk

A new 48 volts system slated for this year could reduce demand for copper, says Tesla CEO.

May 17, 2023

Gold price weighed down by Fed hawkish comments

The dollar’s jump, in part driven by Fed officials generally “leaning hawkish overall,” has been weighing on the metals markets, analyst says.

May 17, 2023

Bill banning uranium imports from Russia passes US House subcommittee

The United States imported about 14% of its uranium from Russia in 2021.

May 17, 2023

How fool’s gold fooled archaeologists for years

Researchers found that many of the fossils from Germany's Posidonia shale do not get their gleam from pyrite, which was long thought to be the source.

May 16, 2023

US officials remove key obstacle to Thacker Pass lithium project

The opinion from the US Interior Department comes amid an acrimonious debate about whether more mines should be built to produce lithium.

May 16, 2023

Faraday cuts 46 metres of 1.68% Cu at Copper Creek, Arizona

The assays were for hole FCD-22-023 drilled outside the extent of the known mineral resource.

May 16, 2023

Gold price falls 1% ahead of US debt ceiling showdown

US President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy will sit down later in the day to try to make progress on a deal.