July 14, 2022

Ex-Anglo CEO talks to private equity on where to next pump money

Mark Cutifani is talking to private equity firms about new ways to invest in the mining sector as the energy transition gathers pace.

July 14, 2022

Longer-lasting sodium-ion batteries closer to becoming a reality

Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a sodium-ion battery with greatly extended longevity in laboratory tests.

July 13, 2022

Umicore plans $1.2 billion battery materials plant in Ontario

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has signed a deal with Belgium's Umicore to build a new battery facility in Ontario.

July 12, 2022

CSIRO contracted to plan environmental monitoring for deep-sea nodule collection

Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation to create a framework for the development of an ecosystem-based management and monitoring plan.

July 12, 2022

VW of America teams with Redwood on EV battery recycling

VW is the latest carmaker to partner with Redwood, which has forged similar alliances with Toyota, Ford and Volvo Cars.

July 12, 2022

Cost reductions for renewables may stall in Australia – report

Inflation and supply chain disruptions are to blame for the stall of cost reductions for renewable energy in Australia, according to the 2022 GenCost report.

July 11, 2022

Congo plans border post expansion as mining trucks endure up to 60 km queues

Miners with operations in Congo say they have been calling on the government to invest in infrastructure.

July 9, 2022

Giant Congo cobalt mine exports at risk as investors feud

An intensifying feud between shareholders of the Tenke Fungurume mine may lead a court-appointed administrator to block its exports of copper and cobalt. 

July 8, 2022

Top 50 mining stocks lose $600bn in market value from peak

After a brutal second quarter, investors in the world’s 50 biggest stage.mining.companies are in full retreat as metal prices slump and uncertainty grips the sector.     

July 7, 2022

Volkswagen’s CEO talks batteries, supply chains and the Porsche 911

The carmaker broke ground on a new cell factory in Salzgitter, Germany, one of five such facilities in Europe under its PowerCo unit.