America Requires Billions of Gallons of Water to Mine Lithium
Reporters from the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism report on the potential threat to water supplies from the push to mine American lithium. They...
Houston-Based Oil Refinery Files for Bankruptcy
Jonathan Randles of Bloomberg reports that oil refiner Vertex Energy has filed for bankruptcy and is exploring a sale. He writes:
Publicly traded oil refiner...
Mining Firms Predict Boom from Energy Transition
Clyde Russell of Reuters reports that mining investment conferences have a great track record of pointing to the next growth area for commodities, as...
Arabica Coffee Futures up Roughly 40% This Year
Mumbi Gitau and Charlotte Hughes-Morgan of Bloomberg report that Arabica coffee futures are up roughly 40% this year as the 2025/26 season nears. They...
America Is Investing Billions in Low-Carbon Energy Ammonia
Scott Patterson and Amrith Ramkumar of The Wall Street Journal report that capturing carbon makes ammonia cleaner, boosting its popularity for fertilizer and fuel. Washington and...
Iron Ore Prices Fall to Lowest in Two Years
Rhiannon Hoyle of The Wall Street Journal reports that iron ore, used to make steel, is one of the worst-performing mined commodities this year...
Russia Hints at Curbing Uranium Exports
Leslie Hook and Anastasia Stognei of the Financial Times reports that retaliation over sanctions could affect western nuclear reactors, many of which rely on...
The Gold Mining Sector Needs Consolidation
Roula Khalaf of the Financial Times reports that investors should expect more opportunistic bids in a fragmented sector suffering from dearth of new projects....
EU’s Bid to Combat China’s Grip on Lithium
Christian Moess Laursen of The Wall Street Journal reports that Europe is ramping up lithium mining to help loosen Beijing's grip on the market....
U.S. Steel Warns of Mill Closings If Sale Is Blocked
Bob Tita of The Wall Street Journal reports that U.S. Steel warns of plant closings if the sale to Nippon Steel collapses. He writes:
U.S. Steel’s...