Exxon Makes Lithium Play in Long-Term Bet on EV Demand
Updated Nov. 13, 2023 10:02 am ETExxon Mobil said Monday it is starting to drill for lithium in Arkansas and...
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Mining Deploys Innovative Tech to Find Copper, Other EV Metals
Miners are turning to machine learning, cutting-edge chemistry and other innovative means to increase the supply of critical materials such...
A Onetime Paper Maker Is Now the King of Lithium
Charlotte, N.C.-based Albemarle, which began as a paper mill in 1887, has become a key cog in a tight global...
Rise of EVs Drives Mining Deals to Decade High
Mining companies are back at the deals table as they battle for control of commodities essential for making electric cars...
Glencore Returns to Acquisitions With Offer for Teck Resources
BusinessCanadian miner rejects unsolicited offer from Swiss-based commodity company Source link
Europe Moves to Revive Mining to Cut Reliance on China
Competition for supplies of minerals and metals—and anticipated battery demand—is pushing the European Union to jump-start an industrial sector that...
Newmont Proposes $17 Billion Takeover of Australia’s Newcrest Mining
BusinessU.S. gold producer makes second offer after Newcrest rejected an earlier proposal as too low Source link
Home Prices Slid in September for Third Straight Month
EconomyU.S. EconomyCase-Shiller index fell 1% in September from August amid higher interest rates Source link
South Africa’s Gold Fields Buys Canada’s Yamana in $6.7 Billion Deal
The Granny Smith gold mine in Australia, operated by Gold Fields, which has been working to diversify its operations outside...
Why It’s So Hard to Keep Russian Diamonds and Gold Out of the U.S. Despite Sanctions
Russian gold and diamonds could still be sold in the U.S. despite being sanctioned, lawmakers and industry participants say, unless...
A New Meme-Stock Frenzy Led AMC to Gold Mine Stake
Day traders looking to capitalize on commodity price volatility catalyzed a chain reaction that ended with movie theater giant AMC...
Rio Tinto Offers $2.7 Billion for Remaining Stake in Turquoise Hill
Rio Tinto PLC offered to pay roughly $2.7 billion to buy out minority shareholders in Canada’s Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.,...
A Gold Mine Takeover Highlights Increasing Mining-Sector Risk
Canada’s Centerra Gold Inc. invested more than $3 billion over nearly three decades to turn a remote gold prospect in...
Mortgage-Refinancing Costs Expected to Fall as Fannie, Freddie Drop Fee
WASHINGTON—The cost of refinancing government-backed home loans is expected to fall as mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are...
U.S. Plans to Spend Big on Critical Minerals; Choosing Where Isn’t Easy
The U.S. has pumped millions of dollars into researching how to extract rare-earth minerals from abandoned coal fields, an approach...
WSJ News Exclusive | Copper Boom Has BHP, Freeport Picking Through Waste
An obscure mining business part-owned by members of the Pritzker and Walton families is getting some new heavyweight investors: BHP...
