April 22, 2022

Gold price en route to weekly loss with Fed eyeing big rate hikes

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said a half-point interest rate increase “will be on the table.”

April 22, 2022

‘Mr. Lithium’ warns there’s not enough battery metal to go around

Batteries, and more precisely battery metals, are poised to replace chips as the new bottleneck for the auto industry, writes Gabrielle Coppola.

April 22, 2022

Newmont posts fall in first-quarter profit

Newmont in February warned that Omicron-related issues could impact its gold production by as much as 150,000 ounces in the first quarter.

April 22, 2022

Turmeric extract combined with gold helps create greener, more efficient fuel cells

Curcumin and gold nanoparticles make up an efficient electrode to convert ethanol into electricity.

April 21, 2022

New tech will free cheaper, cleaner lithium supply – report 

Elon Musk warns investors about lithium supply, but a new McKinsey report says geothermal, oilfield brines and new extraction technology can meet seven-fold demand growth.

April 21, 2022

Alcoa sinks as aluminum shipments fall in sign of waning demand

Alcoa shares dropped the most in eight months after the aluminum producer said sales slumped.

April 21, 2022

Gold price nears 2-week low with bond yields rebounding

Gold is seeing a correction since the market is expecting the Fed to be more aggressive in hiking rates, an analyst said.

April 21, 2022

Mining giants struggle despite commodities price boom

The world’s biggest miners had a tough start to the year, struggling to hit production goals and keep costs under control.

April 21, 2022

Freeport-McMoRan shares drop after trimming copper outlook

The company lowered its copper sales forecast by about 1% annually for this year and the next.

April 21, 2022

There is something that links wine to extraterrestrial mining

The phenomenon that explains how tears of wine are formed could be the key to successful extraterrestrial mining.