April 12, 2023

Americas Gold and Silver reports fatality at Idaho mining complex

Operations have been suspended and an investigation is underway.

April 12, 2023

Water-based batteries store more energy than previously thought

US-based researchers are getting closer to developing metal-free batteries.

April 11, 2023

The deep sea mining debate is “gone” — it’s happening, says The Metals Company CEO

Automakers and steelmaking companies have shown interest in the technology, according to Gerard Barron.

April 11, 2023

Coal supplying less US power than gas, renewables and nuclear

Coal use in the US power market is set to decline for a second year in succession.

April 11, 2023

Cleveland-Cliffs forecasts for Q2 headline earnings ‘multiple times higher’

The Ohio-based company is North America’s largest flat-rolled steel producer and controls a vast network of mines and shipping lanes on the Great Lakes carrying iron ore.

April 11, 2023

Newmont, Glencore bids crack into metal industry’s top takeovers

Both deals — if completed — would rank among the top 10 biggest takeovers of metals producers.

April 11, 2023

CHARTS: Mining’s top 50 companies top $1.4 trillion value amid M&A fever 

World’s top 50 mining companies build on gains in the first quarter of 2023, but remain well below valuations this time last year as M&A fever grips the sector.

April 11, 2023

General Motors to invest $50 million in lithium startup EnergyX

The Texas-based company is developing a more efficient method to extract lithium from salt flats.

April 11, 2023

Copper-based solution captures CO2, stores it in the ocean

An engineering researcher at Lehigh University has developed a novel way to capture carbon dioxide from the air.

April 10, 2023

Newmont plumps final bid for Newcrest to $19.5bn

Newmont has raised its buyout offer by 16% to A$32 billion.