Tag: Metal and ore
Cooperation instead of development aid – How Europe and Africa could benefit from the energy transition
Berlin They are the ingredients of the energy transition: lithium, cobalt, manganese. Cell phones won’t work and electric cars won’t drive without these minerals. A large part of these mineral…
Examiner’s Column: Tin of Life
The author Tillmann Prüfer is a member of the editor-in-chief of “Zeit-Magazin”. I read in the “Welt als Sonntag” that a new mining era is dawning in Germany: digging for…
Norge Mining wants to exploit phosphate deposits
Norwegian commodity hope The raw materials group Norge Mining wants to mine phosphate on a large scale. (Photo: Norge Mining) Zurich The European Raw Materials Alliance (Erma), an initiative co-financed…
Four ways investors can get involved
copper mine The copper price is expected to rise by 30 to 35 percent this year, forecasts the asset manager OFI. (Photo: BHP Billiton) Frankfurt When it comes to industrial…
This is how the prices for oil, gold and industrial metals could develop
Dusseldorf The past year has been turbulent for the commodity markets. In addition to the gold price, the prices for industrial metals such as nickel, aluminum and copper have also…
Profit from the rally with mining stocks
gold mine By buying mining stocks, investors can indirectly benefit from rising gold prices. (Photo: E+/Getty Images) Frankfurt There is no shortage of optimistic forecasts for the price of gold:…
Europe’s largest deposit of rare earths discovered
Record find in Sweden LKAB boss Jan Moström and the Swedish energy minister Ebba Busch jointly announced the record discovery of rare earths. (Photo: via REUTERS) kirun Significant deposits of…
Gold Price Sends Gold Mining Stocks Soaring
gold mine By buying mining stocks, investors can indirectly benefit from rising gold prices. (Photo: E+/Getty Images) Frankfurt There is no shortage of optimistic forecasts for the price of gold:…
Commodities: Outlook for 2023
Commodity Outlook The past year has been a turbulent one for base metals. (Photo: IMAGO) Frankfurt The year 2022 was not only a difficult year for the stock markets. It…
Russia apparently buys a lot of gold from its own production
gold bar Russia is one of the largest gold producers in the world, but can no longer sell it so easily because of Western sanctions. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Central banks…
Russia apparently buys a lot of gold from its own production
gold bar Russia is one of the largest gold producers in the world, but can no longer sell it so easily because of Western sanctions. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Central banks…
Experts see price increases and entry opportunities for investors
copper cable The raw material is used in the electrical industry, mechanical engineering and construction – and in the future it will be used more and more in the construction…
Economy completely dependent on imports for 14 critical raw materials
A worker in a mine in Congo Germany is largely dependent on imports of rare earths. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Lithium, magnesium, cobalt: According to a study, Germany is highly dependent…
“Urban mining” can become the engine for the global circular economy
Wrecked cars in a junkyard Valuable raw materials can be found in car wrecks, ruined buildings and old electronic devices. (Photo: IMAGO/Peter Widmann) It is an invaluable treasure that slumbers…
Accurec wants to start first production in Europe
Accurec in Karlsruhe The battery recycling company has been around for 25 years. (Photo: Accurec) Dusseldorf It doesn’t matter whether it’s an electric car, smartphone, tablet or Bluetooth headphones –…
Glencore boss Gary Nagle warns of massive copper shortages by 2030
Zurich According to Glencore CEO Gary Nagle, the world is heading towards a massive copper shortage. This endangers the goal of the world community to limit global warming to 1.5…
Glencore boss Gary Nagle warns of massive copper shortages by 2030
Sought-after copper Global demand for the metal is likely to increase significantly in the coming years. (Photo: dpa) Zurich According to Glencore CEO Gary Nagle, the world is heading towards…
Pure Battery Technologies invests in a factory in Hagen
University spin-off Pure Battery Technologies The battery start-up Pure Battery Technologies is looking for proximity to the German car industry and wants to build up production capacities in Germany. (Photo:…
Pure Battery Technologies invests in a factory in Hagen
University spin-off Pure Battery Technologies The battery start-up Pure Battery Technologies is looking for proximity to the German car industry and wants to build up production capacities in Germany. (Photo:…
Australia plans the China-free supply chain
Lithium mine in Western Australia Australia wants to concentrate the further processing of important raw materials in its own country. (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images) Bangkok In the global competition for the…