Base Metal

Research led by Macquarie University sheds new light on how concentrations of metals used in renewable energy technologies can be transported from deep within the Earth's interior mantle by low temperature, carbon-rich melts.

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Sustainable chemical applications need to be able to employ renewable energy sources, renewable raw materials, and earth-abundant elements. However, to date many techniques have only been possible with the use of expensive precious metals or rare earth metals, the extraction of which can have serious environmental impacts. A team of researchers has now achieved a breakthrough in the use of chromium, an abundant…

The Royal Mint has signed an agreement with a Canadian tech start-up, Excir, with a view to introducing a new technology to the UK. This will allow the Mint to retrieve and recycle gold and other precious metals from e-waste.

The uncertainty over US President-elect Donald Trump's tariff plans is expected to keep the base metals market on its toes through the upcoming months.  Metal prices, especially that of copper, experienced volatility on Monday amid reports that Trump may be less aggressive with tariffs on imported goods.  Reports that tariff increases are to be limited […]

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained more than one per cent Thursday on the back of the base metal, energy and industrial sectors, while U.S. markets...

August 29, 2024 8:11 PM EDT | Source: Peruvian Metals Corp. Edmonton, Alberta–(Newsfile Corp. – August 29, 2024) – Peruvian Metals Corp. (TSXV: PER) (OTCQB: DUVNF) ("Peruvian Metals" or the "Company"), a Canadian exploration and mineral processing company with operations in Peru, is providing an update in accordance with National Policy 12-203 – Management Cease […]

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A new generation of refractory alloys with excellent high-temperature performance is urgently demanded for aero-engines, gas turbines, and nuclear power plants. As the service temperature of their hot-ends is reaching 1800 °C or even higher, traditional superalloys can hardly fulfill the temperature demands. Mainly composed of refractory metal elements, refractory high-entropy alloys (RHEAs) exhibit enhanced…

A state-backed Saudi venture would buy stakes in mining assets worth $15 billion in African countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea and...

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The Canadian mining giant plans to split into 2 businesses, unlocking value for shareholders

I know a lot of goldbugs hate my guts because I do not constantly only say BUY and I point out that NOT only gold and silver survive the collapse of a currency. I once had a German client who was a multimillionaire back in the 1970s. When the German government collapsed, he was buying

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Sharply higher interest rates, red-hot inflation and a prolonged energy crisis are leading to conviction that the world economy is headed inexorably towards recession.

Over the last two years, Google and SkyWater Technology have partnered to make building open silicon accessible to all developers

Industrial metals have gone from boom to bust in the space of only three months, writes Andy Home.

Colombia's leftist firebrand presidential candidate Gustavo Petro is too close in recent polls for the comfort of oil companies and miners who worry that his...

The base metal's price has skyrocketed with a spike that led the London Metal Exchange to halt trading.