August 3, 2022 Global copper and nickel smelting slides in July, satellite data shows Smelting activity was hit by weakness in China and the biggest mining region South America.
August 3, 2022 Impoverished Zimbabweans turn to scrap metal trade as inflation bites Annual inflation, which hit 256.9% in July, has cast a shadow over President Emmerson Mnangagwa's bid to revitalise the economy.
August 2, 2022 Lynas to invest $345m in rare earths mine to tap demand The Mt Weld mine has deposits of rare earths elements neodymium and praseodymium, which are in high demand for making magnets used in electric vehicles and wind energy generation.
August 2, 2022 Climate bill would put US back in global race for EV leadership The bill is a potential boon to many sectors of the green economy, including electric vehicles.
August 2, 2022 GM prepaying Livent $198 million for guaranteed lithium supply Both companies had announced the broad brushstrokes of the deal last week.
August 2, 2022 Livent profit jumps on rising lithium prices; 2022 forecast raised The company reported second-quarter net income of $60 million, compared with $6.5 million in the year-ago quarter.
August 2, 2022 Pelosi’s Taiwan trip spurs Chinese battery giant to pause plant debut Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., the world’s biggest maker of batteries for electric vehicles, has been considering at least two locations in Mexico near the Texas border.
August 2, 2022 Gold price falls from four-week high as Pelosi’s Taiwan trip stirs tensions US House Speaker's trip adds to tailwinds that helped gold rebound from a 15-month low.
August 2, 2022 Nornickel reduces nickel, palladium sales in H1 as supply chains disrupted Nornickel's first-half sales of nickel fell by 6%, palladium by 4% and platinum by 18%.
August 2, 2022 Sinkhole drags down Lundin shares as analysts weigh mine impact Lundin said Monday it had halted development work near the site, but that the sinkhole didn’t affect the community, workers or its annual output guidance.
Ontario, Ottawa sign deal to speed up major projects The deal will bring a “one project, one review” approach to major infrastructure initiatives in Canada’s most populous province. December 18, 2025 | 10:22 am
