December 7, 2020 Trump set to approve Arizona land swap for mine opposed by Native Americans The San Carlos Apache Tribe says the mine, if built, would destroy land considered the home of religious deities and sites used for tribal ceremonies.
December 7, 2020 Decarbonizing electricity production in the US by 2035 less costly than expected Meeting the 2035 deadline for decarbonizing electricity production would only eliminate 15% of the capacity-years left in fossil fuels power plants.
December 4, 2020 Copper bull run may only be getting started Goldman Sachs analysts said the current price strength “is not an irrational aberration” but rather “the first leg of a structural bull market in copper.”
December 4, 2020 US Senate committee approves uranium reserve bill Uranium from companies owned, controlled, or subject to jurisdictions in Russia or China are excluded from participating in the program.
December 4, 2020 Lithium Americas’ Thacker Pass closer to production The Nevada project is host to the largest known lithium resource in the US.
December 4, 2020 Trump to sell Arctic oil rights days before Biden sworn in Any investment in Arctic refuge oil rights is unlikely to see action over the next four years.
December 4, 2020 Two coal companies bankrupted by covid as industry slides Coal has been hit hard this year because of the decrease in demand for electricity to run offices, factories and stores.
December 4, 2020 Standard Lithium makes better-than-battery-quality lithium carbonate The Vancouver-based company completed the start-to-finish proof of concept of its lithium processing technology.
December 3, 2020 Carmakers have blind spot for lithium, cobalt, nickel prices New research report has a warning for electric carmakers about the direction of battery prices without incentives to build new mines.
December 3, 2020 US metals and mining industry M&A deals total $1.59bn in Q3 2020 The valuation is a decrease of 13% from the previous quarter, and also marks a drop of 10.9% in comparison to the last four-quarter average of $1.79 billion.
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