Special reports

In the first part of a two-part article, Assheton Stewart Carter, TDi Sustainability, UK, explores the complex ESG reporting landscape for mining companies.

The World Gold Council has launched its first immersive documentary series showcasing gold’s impact on humanity’s past, present and future.

Battery-grade lithium carbonate prices edged up in East Asia in the past week amid tight availability of spot units, tracking the previous rally in China, reports Dalila Ouerghi and Zihao Li, Fastmarkets.

According to Wood Mackenzie’s latest report, compared to other base metals, China’s copper market appears to be better cushioned from the country’s power crunch.

Almost half of all industry managers surveyed for a new report by Telia, Ericsson and Arthur D. Little points to access to the right talent as key in accelerating the digital transformation of three of Sweden’s leading export industries: manufacturing, forest and mining.

The new need for massive amounts of delayed electricity will provide major new business for the mining and cement industries while helping them to clean up their act and generate new earning streams, reports IDTechEx.

Ropes & Gray Partners, Samuel Norris and Matthew Czyzyk, explore why investors should consider royalty financing as a means of investing in the metals and mining sector.

New data released by the World Gold Council reports that gold-backed ETFs (gold ETFs) experienced net outflows of 25.5 t (-US$1.4 billion, -0.7% AUM) in October.

In a year of COVID-19 disruption, Australia’s mining and resources sector is providing economic stability as profits continue their record-breaking run.

Battery-grade lithium prices in Asia nudged higher over the week to 28 October on lingering tightness in supply, costlier feedstock and monthly restocking among buyers, reports Fastmarkets.

ALROSA’s Head of International Relations, Peter Karakchiev, reflects on the key challenges and opportunities for the diamond mining sector in relation to climate change mitigation and more.

MINExpo INTERNATIONAL® returned to Las Vegas in September and showcased the mining industry’s best. Mining professionals had the opportunity to get up close to cutting edge equipment, technologies and global solutions, and to talk to industry experts.

Gold price, lithium demand, and China’s appetite for copper dominated much of the discussion at Mines and Money Online Connect @ IMARC running from 19 – 21 October.

I4 Mining has released a new report exploring Industry 4.0 technologies’ role in the mining sector.

An analysis by Rystad Energy indicates that although global supply of nickel will continue to climb steadily, rising demand spurred in part by the energy transition will lead to a shortage in less than two years.