June 14, 2022

Flooding forces Sibanye-Stillwater to halt Montana mines 

The company said no injuries had been reported after the floods, but the road to its Stillwater mine is cut off.

June 13, 2022

Lynas awarded $120m DOD contract to build commercial heavy rare earths facility in US

The facility is expected to be located within an existing industrial area on the Gulf Coast of the state of Texas and targeted to be operational in financial year 2025.

June 13, 2022

EnergyX disqualified from Bolivian lithium race on technicality, company says

Six firms are still competing to secure a partnership, none of them have exploited lithium at a commercial scale before.

June 13, 2022

Orla Mining expands into Nevada with $187m Gold Standard Ventures acquisition

Gold Standard's main asset is the South Railroad open-pit project located on the Carlin trend in Nevada.

June 13, 2022

Aluminum deals on hold, show growing concerns over price outlook

Aluminum prices have stalled this year after a surge of more than 40% in 2021, the biggest rally in more than a decade.

June 13, 2022

Red-hot lithium boom pits Wall Street against the wonks

There’s a fight brewing in the lithium market, after a controversial forecast from Goldman Sachs analysts set off a backlash among some of the industry’s most prominent experts.

June 13, 2022

Gold price down 2% as precious metals make way for surging US dollar

The dollar index hit a multi-decade peak on Monday.

June 13, 2022

US automaker CEOs, Toyota urge Congress to lift EV tax credit cap

The current $7,500 tax credit phases out after a manufacturer hit 200,000 vehicles sold.

June 13, 2022

More commodity inflation beckons as war boosts coal

The global commodity business can get a whole lot more expensive -- and dirtier, too.

June 13, 2022

New 2D materials could be the key to high-capacity batteries

A new promising family of 2D materials combines transition metal carbides and transition metal dichalcogenides.