De Beers agrees to give Botswana more rough diamonds in new sales pact

A new deal gradually increases to 50% the share of rough stones Botswana gets from its joint venture with De Beers.

Reuters | July 2, 2023 | 10:31 am

Fluorine protects both teeth and lithium batteries against decay

A new fluoride electrolyte could protect the next generation of lithium metal batteries against performance decline.

Staff Writer | July 2, 2023 | 6:45 am

Site visit: Tonopah primed for mining renaissance as precious metals attract prospectors

With over 150,000 metres of drilling completed since June 2020, Tonopah West is billed as North America's most active silver exploration project.

Henry Lazenby in Tonopah, Nevada | June 30, 2023 | 4:14 pm

EU countries seek to stretch raw material targets, add aluminum

The European Commission proposed in March that EU extraction of 16 "strategic raw materials", including lithium and copper.

Reuters | June 30, 2023 | 10:14 am

Pentagon ordered to probe undersea mining to counter China

Undersea mining is still illegal under international law and environmentalists rail against it for threatening ocean ecosystems with habitat damage, silt and noise.

Colin McClelland | June 30, 2023 | 10:11 am

Lithium start-up seeks cash from Berlin to bring project to life

Vulcan Energy is seeking support for the €1.5 billion project in the upper Rhine Valley that the firm hopes to bring online in 2025.

Bloomberg News | June 30, 2023 | 9:45 am

Copper price rises despite slow recovery in China

"There is no end in sight in the near future to the gloomy sentiment surrounding China's economic recovery," Commerzbank said.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 30, 2023 | 9:39 am

Glencore in talks to back Argentina lithium plant for future supply

The commodities giant will sign an offtake agreement in exchange for helping to fund the lithium processing plant that Eramet is building with China’s Tsingshan.

Bloomberg News | June 30, 2023 | 9:32 am