March 16, 2020

Vale adopts home office measures amid coronavirus pandemic

Company's 1,800 employees at its Rio de Janeiro headquarters will work from home.

March 16, 2020

Gold price coronavirus losses top $250 an ounce

Gold price drops 4% to as low as $1,450 an ounce Monday, down from a high above $1,700 just a week ago.

March 16, 2020

Zero emissions targets challenge miners, oil majors

The winds of decarbonization are blowing through the commodities industry.

March 15, 2020

Air-metal batteries for EVs get a boost

Researchers developed a new catalyst that eliminates the need to use platinum in the air cathode.

March 14, 2020

Filtering technology increases speed, recovery rates from lithium brines

The technology is expected to be commercialized soon by US-based EnergyX.

March 13, 2020

Gold price plummets again – down $172 for the week

Gold price drops another $80 an ounce on Friday.

March 13, 2020

SME cancels Minnesota conference

Dates for the 2021 conference will be announced soon.

March 13, 2020

US looks beyond tariffs to secure critical titanium supply

The Secretary of Defense is tasked with taking "all appropriate action" to support domestic production capacity.

March 13, 2020

Black-lung coal miners facing serious threat from virus spread

Biggest labor union for U.S. coal miners warns that members are at “significant risk.”

March 11, 2020

Oil’s biggest crash in a generation has silver lining for miners

Lower energy prices can be a boon to miners.