February 18, 2021

Hecla silver production improves by 7% in 2020

Hecla now has the third-highest silver and gold reserves in company's 130-year history.

February 18, 2021

Albemarle expects recovery in sales as results top estimates

Company looks to double production at its lithium facility in Silver Peak, Nevada, as part of a plan to boost supply for the EV market.

February 18, 2021

US judge dismisses aluminum antitrust claims

The purchasers had accused banks and commodity trading, mining and metals warehousing companies of conspiring to hoard aluminum when prices were low roughly a decade ago.

February 17, 2021

Why Tesla isn’t a “battery company”

Even when assigning zero value to automakers’ non-EV business, Tesla’s valuation based solely on battery capacity deployed are multiples of Volkswagen, GM, BYD, Hyundai, Nissan and others.

February 17, 2021

Biden assurances on jobs sting like insults in mines, oil patch

The Biden administration has gotten off to a rough start trying to reassure coal miners and oil workers whose jobs are threatened by the president’s fight against climate change.

February 17, 2021

Comstock soars on lithium battery recycler investment

Shares more than tripled after the mineral producer unveiled a $10.8 million deal for rights to a stake of as much as 64% stake in lithium battery recycling company Linico.

February 17, 2021

Gold price dealt ‘fatal blow’ by bond yield rally

Gold fell to its lowest in over two months as surging bond yields and a firmer US dollar continued to take a toll on the precious metal.

February 17, 2021

Global copper smelting slides in January amid covid-19 lockdowns

Top producer China dipped but from high levels, satellite service SAVANT and broker Marex Spectron said in a joint statement.

February 17, 2021

Commodity prices – Supercycle or regular upturn?

It is possible another supercycle is now underway but it would be arriving unusually quickly.

February 17, 2021

Nickel was king in EV battery capacity deployment in 2020

Adamas Intelligence says that over 60% of all passenger EV battery capacity deployed globally in 2020 was in the form of high-nickel cells.