Commodities / Other

Dec 25, 2019 at 12:00

Cobalt is one of the most important metals in the tech industry, but the use of child labor in cobalt mines in the DRC is a major problem for Big…

Nov 03, 2019 at 18:00

Americans spend a whopping $40 billion every year shopping under the influence. But there’s a new high-dollar twist to that trend that realtors are hoping will be a billion-dollar bonanza…

Oct 31, 2019 at 11:00

Exponential expansion of global mining is the dirty little secret – and glaring blind spot – of Green New Deal evangelists and zero-carbon climate warriors

Oct 22, 2019 at 15:30

Rio Tinto, the world’s No. 2 miner, may become the largest lithium producer in the United States if a pilot project that is kicking off at its Boron mine

Oct 22, 2019 at 13:00

The fight against climate change is accelerating, and a series of new studies suggest a change of diet may be exactly what is needed to save the environment

Oct 19, 2019 at 12:00

Battery metals are quickly becoming a key priority for the United States as it moves to reduce its dependence on foreign mineral imports

Oct 14, 2019 at 12:00

Nine years after the implementation of a law requiring publicly traded companies to ensure their raw materials don’t come from mines that use child labour or fund warlords or corrupt…

Oct 07, 2019 at 11:00

By halfway into 2019, it appeared that the DRC has finally reached the end of a very bumpy road, with new opportunities for miners arising

Sep 26, 2019 at 14:00

Stricter environmental regulations and changing climate patterns resulting in the worst droughts in more than half a century, have multiplied the mining industry’s challenges to secure water supplies

Sep 03, 2019 at 13:00

EV makers are facing several battery related problems, but one of the most underestimated problems is the recycling of used batteries