May 12, 2021 Barksdale acquires Arizona copper projects from Rio Tinto The company has more than doubled its footprint in the largest copper producing US state.
May 12, 2021 DoE approves $50m for carbon capture technology to be tested in coal-rich ‘Carbon Valley’ Membrane Technology and Research will test its PolarCap carbon capture process at the Wyoming Integrated Test Center.
May 11, 2021 First Cobalt doubles land position at Idaho project The Iron Creek project is one of the few primary cobalt deposits in the world.
May 11, 2021 Gold price shrugs inflation news, holds near 3-month high Inflation expectations jumped to highest since 2006 raising spectre of earlier rate hikes, a negative for gold.
May 11, 2021 Minnesota copper project in limbo as officials launch permits review US authorities will review a decision to renew 13 mining permits, including Antofagasta’s Twin Metals copper-nickel project licence.
May 10, 2021 Magnetic nanoparticles to be used to extract lithium from brines in the US The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is ready to field test a technology that uses magnetite to anchor an adsorbent shell that selectively binds lithium and other critical metals.
May 10, 2021 Low carbon world needs $1.7 trillion in mining investment Wood Mackenzie says miners need to spend that amount in the next next 15 years to help supply enough metals needed for the shift to a low carbon world.
May 9, 2021 Commodities that will rule the green, digital transition A report by Fitch Solutions states that most battery metals together with metal scrap will see a boost over the next decade.
May 9, 2021 Investors bet billions that the metals bull run isn’t stopping The word from Wall St. is “don’t stop buying now,” with Goldman Sachs Group and Bank of America among those advising investors to load up.
May 9, 2021 Cleanup efforts of mining-polluted streams prove effective over time — study Restoration efforts at four Superfund sites allowed mining-impacted watersheds to recover to near-natural conditions in less than 20 years.
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment. December 26, 2025 | 04:10 am
