September 1, 2022

The next big battery material squeeze is old batteries

It could take 15 years or more for old batteries to eventually arrive at recycling plants.

August 31, 2022

Gold price heads for fifth monthly drop as Fed stays hawkish

It's the longest losing run in four years.

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.