January 26, 2021

Talon Metals shares up on drill results at Tamarack

New drill hole sets a record at the nickel-copper-cobalt project in Minnesota, as it represents the longest intersection of mixed massive sulphides at Tamarack.

January 26, 2021

World’s copper mines struggling with covid-19

Smelter benchmark at decade lows after what was supposed to be a year of mined supply growth turned out to be the second consecutive year of zero growth.

January 25, 2021

Scientists develop anode-free zinc battery for storing renewable energy

In the anode-free battery, a zinc-rich cathode is the sole source for zinc plating onto a copper current collector.

January 24, 2021

Closing the gold window opened the door to Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)

Official gold reserves currently stand at 261 million ounces. That’s not enough metal to support an economy as large as the U.S.

January 22, 2021

Snapshot: key lithium mining projects around the world

Europe makes strides to reduce dependency on Chinese battery supply chain, but downstream won’t be so easy, Fitch says.

January 22, 2021

CHART: US spending less on electric cars than three years ago

New report shows US spending on electrified transport peaked in 2018 with Tesla Model 3 launch. Europe’s spending in 2020 was 4 times larger, surpassing China.

January 22, 2021

Northern Dynasty files appeal over Pebble permit rejection

Company has filed an appeal with the US Army Corps of Engineers over its decision to deny a key water permit for the giant mine in Alaska.

January 22, 2021

Biden poised to freeze oil and coal leasing on federal land

The move would block the sale of new mining and drilling rights across some 700 million acres.

January 22, 2021

Lynas shares jump on deal for US rare earth plant

Deal takes the Australian miner a step closer to becoming a key supplier to the US defence industry.

January 21, 2021

Ignore or enforce? Biden’s dilemma on China’s commodity purchases

President Joe Biden inherits a problematic trade deal with China and the unpalatable choices of trying to make Beijing meet its commitments on purchases of US commodities.