by Gordon Barratt | Mar 8, 2022 | News
Concerns of a looming global shortage of coal are driving up prices in every U.S. region that has access to export markets. Potential sanctions on Russia, a key supplier, have buyers around the world scrambling to line up supplies of the dirtiest fossil fuel....
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 7, 2022 | News
Metso Outotec is launching the Activated Carbon (AC) filter for efficient recovery and recycling of valuable battery chemicals. The energy- and water-efficient AC filter responds to the market’s increasing demand for advanced and sustainable battery metals...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 7, 2022 | News
Metals are breaking new records with copper spiking to an all-time high and nickel surging more than 16%, as soaring energy prices and fears of supply shocks rattled commodities markets amid war in Ukraine. The White House said it’s talking to allies about a possible...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 7, 2022 | News
Gold prices scaled the $2 000-level for the first time in a year-and-a-half, as investors rushed to the safety of the metal in the wake of an escalating Russia-Ukraine crisis, while supply disruption fears sent palladium to an all-time high. Spot gold was up 0.9% at...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 7, 2022 | News
The bottlenecks in South Africa’s export corridors – caused in large part by State-owned logistics company Transnet’s inability to provide sufficient capacity – will likely undermine any opportunities that could arise from commodity supply shortages and higher prices...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 7, 2022 | News
The Western Australian mining industry has welcomed the opening of the state’s borders as an opportunity to relieve the sector’s skills shortage. Western Australia officially opened its borders with upgraded public health and social measures introduced state-wide from...
