To understand why everything from a can of beer to an electric vehicle is likely to get pricier, negotiations over aluminum fees in Japan provide a vivid lesson. Producers of the lightweight metal are increasingly […]
From where I’m standing, the city-sized Baogang Steel and Rare Earth complex dominates the horizon, its endless cooling towers and chimneys reaching up into grey, washed-out sky. Between it and me, stretching into the distance, […]
The Outlook for Selected Critical Minerals indicated that these minerals will play a critical role in the global industrial shift towards electric vehicles, renewable energy generation and stationary battery storage systems. Economic security and supply chain […]
Energy News Beat Publishers Note (ENB): I really enjoyed my interview with Mark Mills last year. The Brulte & Company has a great podcast and interview with Mark! Worth your time. Mark P. Mills, Senior […]
May 25 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will rely on ally countries to supply the bulk of the metals needed to build electric vehicles and focus on processing them domestically into battery parts, part […]
TOKYO — Analysts are predicting “Dr. Copper” will go on a sustained rally as the China-led global economy shows signs of climbing out of the coronavirus slump, though some long-term investors are adamant about staying […]
When headline crude futures topped $70 a barrel on Tuesday, it was just the latest landmark in a banner year for raw materials. From copper to iron ore and oil, prices have rallied broadly in […]
Atop a long-dormant volcano in northern Nevada, workers are preparing to start blasting and digging out a giant pit that will serve as the first new large-scale lithium mine in the United States in more […]
Major oil producers, for decades the natural resource industry’s top earners, are being eclipsed by once-smaller mining peers who are churning out record profits thanks to red-hot metals markets. The mining windfall is the latest […]
A deep-sea mining robot on test mission to bring up rocks rich in cobalt and nickel from the floor of the Pacific Ocean has malfunctioned. Controversial plans to mine the ocean floor face a key […]
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