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The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) updated critical minerals list now encompasses 60 different materials (Image source: © ET Auto

Markets & Investment

Every mineral is critical in the new metals age

4 hours

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Automotive

Chinese car firm BYD is racing ahead with its electric vehicles. Here’s how more established brands can catch up

Pietro Micheli 23 Dec 2025

Mining

Apple faces new lawsuit over Congo conflict minerals

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and David Lewis 27 Nov 2025

Image credit: Georgii Eletskikh on Unsplash

Mining

Africa’s minerals are being bartered for security: why it’s a bad idea

Hanri Mostert and Tracy-Lynn Field 22 Jul 2025

SAIW 2024 participants

Skills Development

Welding competition winners show rare skills in real economy

29 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Criminal Law

Congo lawyers say they have new evidence on Apple's minerals supply chain

Sonia Rolley 23 May 2024

Some US companies still failing to meet conflict minerals rules, GAO says

Markets & Investment

Some US companies still failing to meet conflict minerals rules, GAO says

David Lewis 24 Jul 2023

Responsible Minerals Initiative cuts ITSCI from approved traceability list

Sustainability

Responsible Minerals Initiative cuts ITSCI from approved traceability list

Helen Reid 1 Nov 2022

Inospace acquires its 30th business park from Arrowhead Properties

Mixed-Use Property

Inospace acquires its 30th business park from Arrowhead Properties

Issued by Inospace 21 Jun 2021

General Electric's exit from lighting business is a warning to other players in the sector

Design & Manufacturing

General Electric's exit from lighting business is a warning to other players in the sector

Michael Weinold 9 Jun 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Mining

Managing environmental, social and governance risks is growing in importance for mining companies

27 Jan 2020

An artisanal mine. Fairphone/Flickr

Mining

The way that minerals are mined affects conflict in eastern Congo

Marijke Verpoorten, Nik Stroop & Peter van der Windt 30 Jul 2019

From cobalt to tungsten: how electric cars and smartphones are sparking a new kind of gold rush

Mining

From cobalt to tungsten: how electric cars and smartphones are sparking a new kind of gold rush

Hywel Jones 6 Aug 2018

Digging in the DRC

Mining

Digging in the DRC

Charlotte Mathews 30 Oct 2017

Superb SUV hits next level

Dealers

Superb SUV hits next level

Roger Houghton 9 Oct 2017

Source: Capital FM Kenya

Mining

DR Congo miners upset at US 'conflict mineral' rules

5 May 2017

Al Jazeera doccie on US law's impact on DRC mining up for Emmy

Mining

Al Jazeera doccie on US law's impact on DRC mining up for Emmy

16 Sep 2016

Film & Cinematography

Al Jazeera DRC documentary up for an Emmy

16 Sep 2016

Nano-architects design materials that can work together at very tiny scales, like these interlocking gears made of carbon tubes and benzene molecules.

Materials & Equipment

Molecular architects: how scientists design new materials

Gregory McColm 28 Apr 2016

Lighting can make or break an event

Events & Conferencing

Lighting the way

David Limbert 8 Feb 2016

Amnesty links child labour in DR Congo cobalt mines to big business

Health & Social Welfare

Amnesty links child labour in DR Congo cobalt mines to big business

21 Jan 2016