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.
April 20, 2022 Gold investors bet against Fed as war threatens paradigm shift “Gold has effectively been questioning the Fed’s ability to raise actual real rates, while delivering a soft landing for the economy,” analyst said.
Krypton in zircon grains reveals landscapes’ history and potential future, researchers say By measuring the krypton, the Curtin University team was able to work out how long zircon grains spent near the Earth’s surface before they were buried, like a ‘cosmic clock’. January 16, 2026 | 12:40 pm
