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Thursday, 16 September, 2021

Batteries
Sibanye-Stillwater takes $490m stake in Nevada lithium project
Miner’s third battery metal investment this year comes as core gold business suffers from weak prices
Monday, 13 September, 2021

Mining
Miners race for nickel as electric car revolution looms
Western groups compete for assets to secure supplies of key battery metal
Friday, 10 September, 2021

Uranium
Uranium prices soar as investors scoop up nuclear power fuel
Bets on clean energy and economic rebound drive yellowcake prices to their highest level since 2014
Wednesday, 8 September, 2021

Mining
BHP links up with Bill Gates-backed AI start-up to prospect for metals
World’s biggest miner to harness KoBold’s technology to predict location of deposits
Monday, 6 September, 2021

Industrial metals
Aluminium prices hit decade high on Guinea coup
West African country is world’s second-largest producer of raw material bauxite
Tuesday, 31 August, 2021

Industrial metals
Aluminium prices hit decade high as Beijing warns against speculation
Production cutbacks in China in bid to reduce pollution push up global costs for the metal
Tuesday, 31 August, 2021

Polymetal International PLC
Polymetal warns chip shortage set to hit mining sector
Russian gold miner expects problem afflicting car industry to hit makers of mining vehicles and machinery
Wednesday, 25 August, 2021

Mining
China’s biggest lithium group seals deal for UK-listed Bacanora
Takeover is latest acquisition for Ganfeng Lithium as demand increases for electric-car battery material
Tuesday, 24 August, 2021

Commodities
Commodity prices rally as concerns over Chinese demand ease
Data suggesting Covid wave under control in China has lifted sentiment, analysts say
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Tuesday, 24 August, 2021

BHP Group PLC
S&P warns BHP oil and gas exit threatens its credit rating
Agency says disposal of petroleum business will leave miner even more exposed to iron ore
Monday, 23 August, 2021

Batteries
TPG $5.4bn climate fund backs long-duration battery start-up
Form Energy’s technology will help grids manage fluctuating amounts of wind and sun
Friday, 20 August, 2021

BHP Group PLC
BHP fires 48 workers for sexual harassment at remote mining sites
Group releases submissions as part of Western Australian parliament’s inquiry into fly-in, fly-out camps
Friday, 20 August, 2021

Gold
Gold miners lose their lustre as price of precious metal drops
NYSE ‘gold bug’ index has tumbled one-fifth this year even as broader markets have advanced
Thursday, 19 August, 2021

Antofagasta PLC
Copper miner Antofagasta posts bumper profits
Chilean group raises interim dividend nearly fourfold but warns drought will hit production
Monday, 16 August, 2021

ExplainerCharts that Matter
China green energy stocks clean up after Beijing crackdown
Tighter scrutiny over key sectors set to benefit advanced manufacturing and renewable energy companies
Thursday, 12 August, 2021

News in-depthCATL
World’s largest battery maker CATL battles to stay on top
Chinese group’s valuation hits $186bn in just 10 years on soaring demand for electric vehicles
Wednesday, 11 August, 2021

Vestas Wind Systems AS
Vestas cuts outlook as commodity prices squeeze margins
Wind turbine sector hit by higher costs and supply chain constraints
Tuesday, 10 August, 2021

Indian business & finance
Reliance backs US energy storage start-up Ambri in $144m fundraising
Investment is part of Indian group’s plans to manufacture batteries in its home market
Monday, 9 August, 2021

Oil
Oil slides as Delta worries dent outlook for Asia demand
Key benchmarks extend last week’s drop with ‘Covid cloud’ hanging over market sentiment
Monday, 9 August, 2021

Industrial metals
Aluminium prices melt up on booming recovery in global economy
Makers of metal have also rallied sharply this year on broad pick-up in demand
Thursday, 5 August, 2021

Glencore
Glencore to return an extra $1.2bn to investors
Miner and commodities trader cashes in on rising prices of copper, zinc and thermal coal
Tuesday, 3 August, 2021

Batteries
Tesla ‘big battery’ fire fuels concerns over lithium risks
Latest incident comes as utilities around the world increasingly rely on lithium-ion to store renewable energy
Monday, 2 August, 2021

Industrial metals
Chinese steel prices fall on scepticism over emission policies
Analysts trim expectations for how quickly the country will cut back on production of the alloy
Monday, 2 August, 2021

The Big Read
Electric vehicles: recycled batteries and the search for a circular economy
The explosion in demand for EVs has spurred a quest for alternative sources of key metals such as cobalt and nickel
Saturday, 31 July, 2021

FT CollectionsGreensill Capital
Jay Hambro, the ‘ultimate salesman’ behind Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG
Metal magnate’s deeply connected right-hand man opened doors to politicians and global banks