November 4, 2021 A squeeze on lithium has top producer ‘going as fast as we can’ Albemarle plans to start sales from a new plant in Chile early 2022 and from an expansion in Western Australia around the middle of the year.
November 4, 2021 Sherritt plans to expand Cuban nickel mine The plan calls for a multi-phased approach, and work will include a new slurry preparation plant and expansion of other circuits at the mill.
November 4, 2021 The commodity boom is starting to push battery prices higher It’s not just car buyers that may feel the pinch.
November 4, 2021 Volkswagen CEO says Tesla factory will threaten German jobs Herbert Diess told workers to brace for a deeper overhaul when Tesla starts ramping up production at its first European factory next year.
November 3, 2021 Visualizing copper demand for renewables As the world moves towards alternative energy sources, copper will remain in high demand.
November 3, 2021 Auto industry’s challenges hold up net-zero progress despite growing EV sales The auto industry may well be phasing out the internal combustion engine and EV sales are taking off, but that doesn’t mean the path to zero-emission driving will be easy.
November 3, 2021 Tesla, Apple, Google, Microsoft dodge Congo cobalt class-action Judge said while the complaint lists "tragic events" it could not trace a link back to US tech giants: "The only real connection is that the companies buy refined cobalt.”
November 3, 2021 GM’s battery bet shows off lithium-metal cell that tops rivals Singapore-based SES, which is going public through a $3.6 billion reverse merger with a shell company led by Robert Friedland, is showcasing a lithium-metal battery cell with more than 100…
November 3, 2021 BHP in talks with Wyloo over Noront takeover The miners have been in a bidding war for the Canadian company, which owns Eagle’s Nest nickel and copper deposit in Ontario.
November 2, 2021 UN at COP26: “Enough of mining…we are digging our own graves” It did not take long for COP26 to turn into a farce with UN Secretary General António Guterres pleading with the gathered highnesses and excellencies to declare enough is enough.
