December 5, 2023

Column: US looks to shut China out of its battery supply chain

The Biden administration has unveiled plans to exclude Chinese entities from receiving any of the generous tax credits available for investing in the US EV supply chain.

December 5, 2023

i-80 Gold reports best drill hits yet at Ruby Hill in Nevada

Hole iRH23-42A returned 116.3 metres grading 10.1% zinc and 0.3 gram gold per tonne.

December 5, 2023

Rio Tinto to move towards renewable diesel at Kennecott

The miner plans to replace its entire fossil diesel consumption with renewable diesel at its operation in Utah from 2024.

December 4, 2023

Idaho National Lab, US Critical Materials sign deal to develop new rare earth processing methods

This is a positive development for a nascent North American rare earths market and taps into the broader issue of the glaring lack of domestic production.

December 4, 2023

Western start-ups seek to break China’s grip on rare earths refining

The existing standard to refine these strategic minerals is an expensive and dirty process that China has spent the past 30 years mastering.

December 4, 2023

Ex-FBI leader advises Fenix mine in Guatemala after US drops sanctions

Louis Freeh, who ran the bureau from 1993 to mid-2001, is leading Alix Partners in advising Swiss company Solway on revamping governance at the Fenix complex.

December 4, 2023

Caterpillar invests in tech startup Nth Cycle to boost recycling

The investment comes as part of a $44 million Series B round of financing.

December 4, 2023

Gold price retreats from record as aggressive Fed pivot bets cool off

Some analysts argued that gold’s surge to a fresh record high was overdone.

December 4, 2023

Lab-grown dolomite is now a thing

The long-standing dolomite problem has been solved.

December 3, 2023

Al Gore-backed group has a tool to decarbonize supply chains

The database covers more than 350 million sources of greenhouse gas pollution such as individual power plants, steel mills and mining operations.