October 29, 2021

US coal miners are ‘sold out’ for 2022

Almost every lump of coal that US miners will dig out of the ground next year has already been sold.

October 29, 2021

Miners look to carbon capture to move beyond net zero

The global race to carbon neutrality is a double-edged sword for the metals and mining sector, writes Andy Home.

October 28, 2021

COP26 will be a colossal mining cop-out

New report lays out how the green energy transition “starts and ends with metals” but the required exponential growth in mining is a glaring hole in US and global decarbonisation…

October 28, 2021

Vale receives notice from SEC ahead of potential probe

The SEC investigation would try to find evidence of "misconduct" related to public disclosures after a dam disaster in the town of Brumadinho.

October 28, 2021

UN deep-sea mining rules unlikely to be completed by 2023, Latam countries say

The UN's International Seabed Authority (ISA) is working on global rules covering sea bed mining, which is not allowed until the regulations are finalised.

October 28, 2021

Newmont cuts guidance on pandemic hit

The world's top gold producer cut its annual production target by 500,000 ounces.

October 27, 2021

Ioneer set to begin lithium production jointly with Sibanye in US plant

This follows a deal last month in which Sibanye agreed to buy half of ioneer's Nevada lithium mine project.

October 27, 2021

Rio Tinto and USGS team up for Montana critical mineral hunt

The USGS will deploy its hi-tech Earth MRI to look for critical minerals.

October 27, 2021

Antofagasta to appeal US plan to block Twin Metals copper mine

The company said the move by the Forest Service was "politically motivated and completely unnecessary."

October 26, 2021

TSLA la land: Tesla vs Volkswagen 2021 battery power comparison

Head to head, gigawatt for gigawatt Tesla vs Volkswagen’s electric car only sales show just how out of whack TSLA’s $1 trillion valuation really is.