Automakers’ drive to avoid China’s EV rare earth dominance gathers speedAuto industry expanding efforts to cut rare earth EV useReuters | November 14, 2023 | 7:46 am
New scientific insights pave the way to longer-lasting batteriesLithium metal deposits on battery electrodes are not the cause…Staff Writer | November 14, 2023 | 6:56 am
US, Indonesia to explore mineral pact as Biden and Jokowi meetBoth sides are expected to announce a joint initiative when…Bloomberg News | November 13, 2023 | 11:42 am
Scholz visits South America in race with China for lithium Olaf Scholz hopes his trip to Latin America will help secure the lithium supplies that Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen need. Bloomberg News | January 29, 2023 | 10:11 am
North Carolina gives Piedmont Lithium 2nd extension to file documents State officials since August 2021 have been reviewing how the proposed mine, which has garnered widespread opposition. Reuters | January 27, 2023 | 6:34 pm
Vancouver miners look to lithium rush in South America, Nevada Of the Canadian companies with lithium projects in Nevada and-or South America, Lithium Americas is the most advanced. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 27, 2023 | 11:53 am
Norway finds ‘substantial’ mineral resources on its seabed The Nordic country, a major oil and gas exporter, is considering whether to open its offshore areas to deep-sea mining. Reuters | January 27, 2023 | 8:17 am
Weaker consumer confidence dents plug-in electric vehicle uptake Capitalight Research MD says unrealistic expectations for the energy transition could undermine the bullish demand scenarios. Henry Lazenby | January 26, 2023 | 4:04 pm
US blocks mining in parts of Minnesota, dealing blow to Antofagasta’s Twin Metals copper project Interior Secretary Deb Haaland signed an order on Thursday withdrawing 225,504 acres in the Superior National Forest from leasing. Staff Writer | January 26, 2023 | 11:19 am
Stillwater expands resource, nickel by more than half at Montana project The new inferred resource estimate raised tonnage by 62% compared with figures from 2021. Staff Writer | January 26, 2023 | 10:34 am
Glencore joins world’s first battery passport pilot The miner spearheaded the first pilot passport leveraging the ReSource platform in collaboration with its Kamoto Copper subsidiary LG Energy Solution and Tesla. Staff Writer | January 26, 2023 | 10:05 am
Clean energy sets $1.1 trillion record that’s bound to be broken 2022 was the first year when investment in decarbonizing energy surpassed $1 trillion. Bloomberg News | January 26, 2023 | 8:03 am