July 26, 2022

Race to secure battery metals heats up as GM, Ford ink deals

General Motors announced three deals Tuesday for supplies of raw materials needed for its EV fleet.

July 26, 2022

Two simple charts show why green energy is all about mining

The move away from fossil fuels is a rocky road. Literally.

July 26, 2022

Column: Where there’s muck there’s brass … and critical minerals

The green future, it turns out, can be achieved at least in part by cleaning up the mining legacy of the past.

July 25, 2022

Redwood Materials plans to spend $3.5bn on making EV battery essentials

Redwood is ramping up production of anode and cathode components to 100 gigawatt-hours by 2025.

July 25, 2022

The looming copper crunch and why recycling can’t fix it

S&P Global warns copper shortfall could put brakes on energy transition

July 25, 2022

Gold price slips as investors prepare for another big rate hike

The biggest factor influencing gold is the anticipation of the Fed meeting, analyst said.

July 25, 2022

Newmont warns inflation to spike costs in 2023

Miner said quarterly results were hit by higher fuel and energy costs.

July 25, 2022

High-performance aluminum alloys can now be produced with little energy

Researchers have developed a new process that cuts in half the energy needed to manufacture high-performance aluminum alloys.

July 25, 2022

Illegal Brazil gold tied to Italian refiner and Big Tech customers

Police documents show gold illegally mined in Brazil has been sold sold to Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Google-parent Alphabet.

July 24, 2022

Ten financial actors own half of the world’s oil, gas, coal emissions – study

Ten financial actors with the most influence on the fossil fuel economy own 49.5% of potential emissions from the world’s largest energy firms.