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 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.
May 24, 2022 Demand for steel alloys grows as the energy transition gains momentum Global stainless steel melt production is expected to be about 62 million tonnes (Mt) in 2022, rising to 90 Mt by 2050.
May 12, 2022 Cobalt tops Critical Materials Risk Index In addition to ESG risks linked to its extraction, cobalt is at the top of the list because only two countries are in charge of producing and refining the battery…
May 4, 2022 SRK Consulting unpacks critical opportunities and challenges facing the African mining sector SRK Consulting believes Africa can be the ‘missing resources link’ as the world prepares for an accelerating energy transition.
April 27, 2022 Australian universities get $173m in funding to turn critical minerals into products, services The funds will go towards the development of the Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Trailblazer hub.
April 13, 2022 Energy Fuels ships uranium, vanadium and REE, performs commercial-scale partial rare earth separation “We are currently producing commercial-scale quantities of a rare earth material that is more advanced than any other company in the US,” says CEO.
April 8, 2022 Market value of top 50 stage.mining.companies surge $335 billion during Q1 2022 Extreme volatility on metal and mining markets continued into 2022 amid historically low stockpiles of metal on global exchanges, but for most […]
March 30, 2022 Biden poised to use Cold War powers to boost battery metals The White House is set to add battery materials to the list of items covered by the 1950 Defense Production Act.
February 22, 2022 USGS publishes 2022 critical minerals list The new USGS critical minerals list adds 15 commodities while removing four.
GRAPH: Cobalt price plunge and the EV market Cobalt prices have plummeted to their lowest level since 2016, as a deluge of supply overwhelms stagnating demand from the electric vehicle […] February 11, 2025 | 04:03 pm
China funnelled $57 billion to control critical mineral supply chain A network of at least 26 state-backed banks has helped Beijing tighten its grip on critical minerals over the past two decades. February 05, 2025 | 11:00 am
GRAPH: The mining and Nvidia solar system The Top 50 is now trading $480 billion below the peak hit in the second quarter of 2022 February 05, 2025 | 10:05 am
Silvercorp acquisition of Adventus hits roadblock Lawsuit challenging the environmental permit for the target company’s project in Ecuador emerges as bone of contention. July 10, 2024 | 12:13 pm