October 6, 2021 Gold Resource to buy Aquila in $30 million deal The new miner will be an intermediate gold producer once Aquila’s Back Forty zinc and copper project in Michigan begins production.
October 5, 2021 Senators blast new US mining royalty plan as anti-green, pro-China "You can’t make this stuff up. House Democrats are planning to tax dirt,” said one Senator.
October 4, 2021 Alcoa joins metal firms in pledge to eliminate emissions by 2050 Alcoa will cut its direct and some indirect emissions -- known as Scope 1 and Scope 2 -- from aluminum smelting and alumina refining operations.
October 1, 2021 US advances plan to protect Nevada flower near lithium project The US plans to list the Tiehm's buckwheat flower as an endangered species, the latest blow to ioneer Ltd's plans.
October 1, 2021 Silver, PGM Snapshot: Eight companies with an eye for precious white metal Not all that glitters is gold. Sometimes it’s silver, platinum, or palladium.
October 1, 2021 Li-ion battery recycling market to reach $31bn per year by 2040 — report IDTechEx says that, in two decades, over 50% of the world's spent li-ion batteries will be recycled in China.
September 30, 2021 Gold price shoots higher on US labor data disappointment Still, bullion is on course for its biggest monthly loss since June.
September 30, 2021 Albemarle to buy Chinese lithium firm for $200 million With the acquisition of Guangxi Tianyuan, the world’s top lithium producer is expanding its battery metal conversion capacity.
September 30, 2021 Energy-efficient way to treat water contaminated with metals could be applied at mine sites The MIT-developed shock electrodialysis process should allow for treated water to be safely disposed of or reused.
September 29, 2021 Rio Tinto declares force majeure on some copper cathode contracts, Kennecott smelter shut Kennecott, in Utah, produced 82,100 tonnes of refined copper in the first half of 2021.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
