January 28, 2022 Caterpillar earnings top estimates as price gains offset supply costs Caterpillar expects “very strong” overall demand to continue through 2022, even as it sees China construction orders slowing, Chief Financial Officer Andrew Bonfield said.
January 27, 2022 Add another 1m tonnes to annual copper demand from EVs 2021 saw a surge in new electrodeposited copper foil manufacturing capacity – just one use leading to a 5-fold increase in copper demand from EVs over the next decade.
January 27, 2022 Gold price back below $1,800 on hawkish signals from Fed Despite the latest setback, Goldman Sachs has raised its 12-month outlook for gold to $2,150/oz from $2,000/oz.
January 27, 2022 Musk’s bets on Tesla: human-like robots and self-driving cars Tesla's most important products in 2022 and next year will not be cars, CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday.
January 26, 2022 Politics turning against copper mining – Freeport’s Adkerson The task of ramping up copper supply to meet growing demand in the clean-energy transition is getting harder as societies and communities resist new mines and politicians seek a bigger…
January 26, 2022 Biden administration kills Antofagasta’s Minnesota copper project The decision shows the administration is increasingly comfortable prioritizing domestic conservation efforts, even as demand for minerals used to build electric vehicles rises amid efforts to combat climate change.
January 26, 2022 Gold price holds 2-month high ahead of Fed announcement “Gold is simply becoming a Fed policy mistake hedge,” one analyst said.
January 25, 2022 Environmental groups sue to undo PolyMet mine deal in Minnesota Its an attempt to reverse a 2017 land transfer that gave PolyMet more than 6,600 acres needed to build an open pit copper and gold mine.
January 25, 2022 Standard Lithium shares up on raw materials deal with Koch Minerals It has signed a letter of intent with Koch Minerals & Trading for the purchase of lithium chemical offtake and the procurement of key raw materials.
January 25, 2022 CHARTS: Tesla v Volkswagen v BYD – battery power, lithium, nickel, cobalt use Most ambitious European automaker and Warren Buffet-backed Chinese EV and battery manufacturer unlapped themselves in 2021, at best.
Codelco, SQM kick off lithium tie-up with board meeting The NovaAndino Litio company was established after an agreement signed in May 2024 and valid until 2060. December 29, 2025 | 07:59 am
