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• Commodities To See Worst Week Since Start Of Pandemic

  Published 18 June 2021 | viewed 3,790 times

  Copper prices are headed for their worst week in a year, gold crashed through $1,800 an ounce and palladium gave up almost $300 an ounce in a…

• Weak Emission Standards Put $27 Billion EU Battery Investment At Risk

  Published 16 June 2021 | viewed 1,255 times

  An analysis published by the European Federation for Transport and Environment states that the EU and the UK risk wasting €27 billion in battery investments if they…

• The Secret To Securing Conflict-Free Metals

  Published 15 June 2021 | viewed 1,263 times

  Following a presentation at the G7 Summit Fringe in Cornwall, Fieldfisher released a new guide titled “Supplying responsibly: Towards a clean metals supply chain,” where…

• Volkswagen CEO Slams G7 Over Slow Coal Phase Out

  Published 15 June 2021 | viewed 1,456 times

  Volkswagen’s VLKAY chief executive has taken aim at leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) for failing to set a firm date to phase out coal…

• Peru’s Copper Industry At Risk As New Administration Takes The Wheel

  Published 14 June 2021 | viewed 4,132 times

  Peru, the world’s second-largest copper-producing country, could see mining output decrease as socialist candidate Pedro Castillo emerges as the winner of the presidential elections, with…

• Could Seawater Become The Next Big Lithium Source?

  Published 12 June 2021 | viewed 2,808 times

  Following reports of scientists at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology finding an economically viable system to extract high-purity lithium from seawater, Roskill published…

• World's Largest Copper Miners Leave Money On The Table During Epic Rally

  Published 10 June 2021 | viewed 3,039 times

  While the trend is clearly downward since hitting record highs a month ago, copper is still trading within earshot of five digits per tonne. The…

• BNEF: Sales Of Zero-Emission Vehicles To Soar Through 2040

  Published 10 June 2021 | viewed 1,410 times

  In its latest annual Electric Vehicle Outlook, BloombergNEF (BNEF) forecasts global sales of zero-emission cars rising from 4% of the market in 2020 to 70% by…

• Scientists Find Cheap And Easy Way To Extract Lithium From Seawater

  Published 07 June 2021 | viewed 35,225 times

  Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology developed what they believe is an economically viable system to extract high-purity lithium from seawater. Previous…

• Can Australia Satisfy Tesla’s Appetite For Battery Metals?

  Published 02 June 2021 | viewed 2,597 times

  Electric cars giant Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) said it expects to soon begin buying more than $1 billion a year of Australian lithium, nickel and other…

• Will Gold Hit A New All-Time-High This Year?

  Published 29 May 2021 | viewed 17,984 times

  Incrementum AG sees a 45% probability of the gold price hitting a new all-time high at $2,100 or higher as early as December 2021. Authored…

• Nissan May Build Huge Battery Plant In The UK

  Published 26 May 2021 | viewed 1,090 times

  Car giant Nissan is said to be in advanced negotiations with the UK government to build a huge electric car battery plant as part of…

• EV Metal Index Jumps 85% In One Month

  Published 19 May 2021 | viewed 1,876 times

  MINING.COM’s EV Metal Index set a new record in March with a surge in overall deployment more than offsetting a pullback in the price of…

• CATL Beats LG And Panasonic To Become Leading Battery Maker

  Published 18 May 2021 | viewed 3,221 times

  A new report by Adamas Intelligence reveals that Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) deployed 13.3 GWh of battery capacity onto roads in newly sold passenger EVs globally, a…

• Leading Chinese Lithium Producer May Open Battery Plant In Argentina

  Published 17 May 2021 | viewed 1,523 times

  China’s Ganfeng Lithium, one of the world’s top producers of the commodity used in electric vehicle batteries, has inked an initial deal to explore setting up…

• China’s Global EV Expansion Has Tremendous Consequences For Metals

  Published 15 May 2021 | viewed 4,387 times

  China, the country leading global sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs), not only will maintain its market position accounting for half of all expected global…

• The Only Two Commodities Missing Out On The Supercycle

  Published 08 May 2021 | viewed 7,836 times

  A rising tide lifts all boats but some are heavier than others. Industrial metals are glowing white-hot in a fusion of post-pandemic manufacturing recovery and…

• Copper Price Hits All-Time-High In Commodities Bull Run

  Published 06 May 2021 | viewed 5,821 times

  Copper price hit a record high on Thursday as Chinese investors unleashed fresh demand following a five-day holiday. Copper for delivery in July was up…

• Mining Giant BHP Warns Against Chile's Mining Tax

  Published 04 May 2021 | viewed 2,000 times

  The world’s top miner BHP (ASX, LON, NYSE: BHP) said a proposed royalty on copper and lithium sales being discussed by lawmakers in Chile risks…

• World’s Top Commodities Exchange To Launch Lithium Futures

  Published 03 May 2021 | viewed 1,579 times

  Commodities exchange operator CME Group launched on Monday a futures contract for lithium, seeking to capitalize on growing demand for the key ingredient in the batteries…