March 5, 2021

China to “strengthen management” of strategic mineral resources, eyes green upgrade of steel

China aims to complete ultra-low emission upgrade for 530 million tonnes of steel capacity.

March 3, 2021

African Rainbow Minerals doubles interim dividend payout as half-year profit jumps

The South Africa-listed company declared a dividend of 10 rand per share for the six months ended December, compared with 5 rand per share a year earlier.

March 3, 2021

Eramet’s top shareholder pushes for CEO change

The Duval family has written a letter suggesting the metals and mining firm replace chairwoman and CEO Christel Bories, business newspaper L'Agefi reported.

March 1, 2021

Copper, nickel price: 3 charts that bolster the bear case

The mad surge in the copper price took even ardent bulls by surprise, but doubts are beginning to creep in about the sustainability of the rally, at least in the…

February 26, 2021

Nickel, cobalt price: 10 charts show China’s grip on battery supply chain to last decades

Beijing's response to Biden executive order on critical minerals: "Artificial efforts to shift these chains and to decouple is not realistic."

February 23, 2021

Zambia achieves record high copper production in 2020, minister says

Country aims to produce more than 900,000 tonnes of copper in 2021.

February 22, 2021

Elon Musk should come clean: Tesla’s emissions are rising

A company that thrives on the power of the sun shouldn’t hide the footprint of its own operations in shadow.

February 18, 2021

South32 posts profit rise on rebound in commodities demand

Australian miner posted a slight increase in half-year profit, and said a strong recovery in demand for key commodities outside China early this year has put the company on track…

February 17, 2021

Why Tesla isn’t a “battery company”

Even when assigning zero value to automakers’ non-EV business, Tesla’s valuation based solely on battery capacity deployed are multiples of Volkswagen, GM, BYD, Hyundai, Nissan and others.

February 17, 2021

Manganese X confirms wide zones of mineralization at Battery Hill

Drill core assays from the Moody Hill area returned grades as high as 27.69% MnO.