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A new study conducted by a team of researchers from the Aalto University in Finland has found that the carbon footprint of raw materials acquired through recycling electric vehicle batteries is 38% less than that of virgin raw materials. In order to reach this conclusion, the researchers used simulation-based life cycle to account for water … Continue reading “Study Finds That Recycling Battery Minerals Produces Smaller Carbon Footprint”

The implementation of digitization and automation in various processes in almost every industry has allowed smart and digital technologies to be applied in nearly every aspect of mining, albeit in varying capacities. Of the many countries that have embraced this change, Australia has been crucial in ushering the natural resources industry into the 21st century … Continue reading “Australia Seeks Data Scientists for Mining Industry”

Moody’s Investor Service recently released a report which showed that following the 2015–2016 market downturn that led to an adjustment of volatile commodity prices, many mining companies adopted more conservative approaches and shifted their focus onto expanding liquidity, productivity and cost cutting. The market downturn was a period in which there was a decline in … Continue reading “Mining Report Shows Sector Made $230 Billion Profit Last Year”

The federal government of the United States is working toward helping battery manufacturers and miners in America expand into the neighboring country, Canada. This is part of the government’s strategy to counter Chinese dominance in the market and improve the regional production of minerals that are used to make electric cars. Last week, the U.S. … Continue reading “US Eyes Canada as Source of Minerals for EV Manufacturing”

The mining industry may soon experience an increase in merger and acquisition activity, especially with overhauling of balance sheets and strong commodity prices, according to a recent poll. Verdict carried out a poll that analyzed how the coronavirus pandemic, which impacted different sectors and many economies around the world, will affect M&A activity within the … Continue reading “Poll Finds M&A Activity in the Mining Sector Will Grow Due to Covid-19 Effects”

Colombia is working on decreasing its dependence on coal and oil by developing copper deposits in advance of a predicted increase in the demand for metals that are used in rechargeable batteries. The country’s authorities plan to grant five copper exploration blocks before the end of June in the La Guajira and Cordoba provinces, where … Continue reading “US Companies Eye Copper Resources in Colombia”

EY, a global consultancy firm, recently released its annual British Columbia Mineral and Coal Exploration Survey 2020 report. The report discovered that the exploration price index surged by 26% by August 2020, despite the almost 11% decline in global exploration expenditures. The report notes that while base metals such as copper fluctuated and recorded the … Continue reading “British Columbia Report Shows Increase in Mineral Exploration Expenditure”

Last year, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk stated that he’d award a huge contract to any miner that could extract nickel in a way that was environmentally sustainable. Recently, Musk stated that his biggest concern was how to increase the supply of nickel, which is needed for electric vehicle (“EV”) batteries. This is … Continue reading “Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) to Provide Technical Advice During Caledonian Nickel Mining”

During the last quarter of 2020, the mining and metals industry in North America registered a 6.98% decline in cross-border deal activity. This is according to the most recent data from analysis conducted by GlobalData, which compared numbers from 2020’s last quarter to the average of the last four quarters. While the average of the … Continue reading “Cross-Border Mining Sector Deals Total $2.4B in Last Quarter of 2020 in North America”

From whatever angle you look at it, mining minerals from a sea bed offers unique benefits, not only because of economics buts also because of social justice issues and the environment. As we move into the future, more minerals such as lithium, cobalt, tellurium and neodymium, as well as iron, copper, zinc, lead and even … Continue reading “The Benefits of Sea Bed Mining”