March 25, 2022

China’s electric car battery champion is mostly welcome in US

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. is scouting sites for a new $5 billion battery plant in North America.

March 25, 2022

Tiffany joins Signet in banning new diamonds mined in Russia

The companies’ bans apply only to newly mined gems, meaning Russian diamonds will still be available in their stores for at least several months.

March 25, 2022

Powerful clouds of methane spotted in Alabama coal country

Powerful clouds of the greenhouse gas methane have been observed by satellite near a coal-mining basin in Alabama, highlighting an often overlooked climate impact from the dirtiest fossil fuel. 

March 24, 2022

Commodity price spikes could signal lasting market changes – report

Margins are way above historical norms, and such a drastic divergence of price and production cost cannot last indefinitely, says WoodMac.

March 24, 2022

Gold price extends gains amid talks of further energy sanctions on Russia

Elevated inflation prints “and geopolitical uncertainty should drive gold modestly higher,” analysts at Morgan Stanley said.

March 23, 2022

Taseko’s Florence Copper nominated for two environmental awards in Arizona

The production test facility was nominated for the Arizona Forward award categories of ‘circular economy solutions’ and ‘technology innovation’.

March 23, 2022

Guns, butter and gold

Gold is among the safest of havens in times of war, or any other type of geopolitical instability.

March 23, 2022

Gold price moves higher as safe haven demand stays strong

High inflation is in favour of precious metals and it is "not going to go away anytime soon," analyst said.

March 23, 2022

American company developing house made of coal waste

X-MAT is developing high-strength, lightweight building materials made using domestic coal waste.

March 22, 2022

Copper deficit narrows slightly to 475,000 tonnes in 2021

Global copper mine production grew on average 2.3% in 2021, from a low base.