August 25, 2022

Sibanye says new US Inflation Reduction Act offers opportunities

Sibanye would consider more US assets if value accretive -CEO.

August 25, 2022

Compost helps extract REEs from e-waste

Penn State researchers are working to transform compostable products into micro or nanoscale particles capable of extracting rare earth elements from electronic waste.

August 24, 2022

Gold price wavers as traders weigh outlook for Fed tightening path

Investors are assessing how aggressively the Fed can continue hiking rates in the face of mounting risks to growth.

August 24, 2022

New coal-to-product project aims to produce asphalt, building materials

The Center for Carbon Capture and Conversion Is working to decompose Wyoming coal, yielding liquids and solids used to create valuable non-energy products.

August 23, 2022

CEO who dubbed steel market a falling knife is calling a bottom

While construction has faced headwinds, there are green shoots on the horizon, economist says.

August 23, 2022

Two charts show copper price drop may have been overdone  

Copper is China's only growing commodity import in 2022 as the country’s inventories drop 60% in a year and worldwide stocks decline to just 3.5 days consumption. 

August 23, 2022

Electric car battery bottlenecks have a way of being worked out

Amid all the excitement about battery metal demand, prices for cobalt have plunged 40% from their highs earlier this year.

August 22, 2022

Gold price slips for sixth day as traders await rate hike path cues

Investors sought haven in the greenback amid a risk-off mode in the broader financial markets.

August 22, 2022

Antofagasta’s Twin Metals sues US government over Minnesota copper project

Move is a bid to reverse the cancellation of mineral leases for the company's proposed copper and nickel mine.

August 22, 2022

Copper price down on manufacturing slowdown in China

Also weighing on industrial metals are aggressive increases in interest rates by the US Federal Reserve.