August 31, 2022 Ford asks US gov’t to speed up mining permits Ford says it takes up to 10 years to complete permitting requirements for critical mineral mining in the US, versus two to three years in Canada and Australia.
August 31, 2022 Toyota to invest $5.3 billion in Japan, US for EV battery supply When the additional facilities come on line between 2024 and 2026, Toyota's battery production capacity in the two countries will have increased by 40 gigawatt-hours.
August 31, 2022 Chile’s President puts proposed mining tax on the table Mining sector says new tax would add uncertainty to investment decisions needed to help fill a global copper supply deficit.
August 31, 2022 AI reveals melting temperature of all known earthly minerals Prior to this development, less than 10% of the melting temperatures of the 200,000-plus inorganic compounds that have been identified on earth were known.
August 30, 2022 Increasing demand for US coal pushes workforce numbers up in Q2’22 — report S&P Global Market Intelligence reports employment is trending upward, with a 1.9% increase quarterly and 15.8% yearly.
August 30, 2022 A 51-year-old era of global economics may be dying a slow death Swiss Re has been above-consensus on price growth and below it on growth calls.
August 30, 2022 New aluminum-sulphur battery developed to lower cost of energy storage In a paper published in the journal Nature, the researchers explain that the new battery architecture uses aluminum and sulphur as its two electrode materials.
August 29, 2022 Oil rises to highest in a month amidst global energy crunch Cries of supply shortages continue to come from all corners.
August 29, 2022 Graphite One prefeasibility outlines $1.2bn capex for Alaska mine and Washington state plant The company estimates it will take three years to permit and build the graphite manufacturing facility and on average, the plant would produce about 49,615 tonnes of anode material per…
August 29, 2022 Copper price back below $8,000 as hawkish Fed outweighs supply risk “The recession fears are still there in the background,” said WisdomTree commodity strategist Nitesh Shah.
Silver price: Here’s what to watch for after wild ride past $80 Surging investor interest in China has been a key driver of silver prices in recent days. December 30, 2025 | 08:59 am
