BHP’s exploration accelerator to open to uranium, lithium findsBHP's Xplor accelerator program is currently supporting seven copper and nickel projects for the six months to June.Reuters | April 5, 2023 | 4:49 am
Harita Nickel sets IPO price at $670 millionThe pricing was set at the higher end of the…Reuters | April 4, 2023 | 10:58 am
Mine waste finds new life as source of rare earthsSweden, South Africa and Australia are at the forefront of…Reuters | April 4, 2023 | 6:02 am
Ganfeng raises lithium metal prices amid power crunch The Chinese company also cited higher costs for raw materials such as lithium carbonate for the price increase. Reuters | October 11, 2021 | 9:57 am
Rock Tech Lithium to build $544 million plant in Brandenburg The plant will be in the town of Guben, a roughly 90-minute drive from where Tesla is building its gigafactory. Reuters | October 11, 2021 | 9:49 am
Scientists explore possibility of mining iron, nickel, cobalt-rich near-earth asteroids Metal-rich asteroids are similar to some stony-iron meteorites found on Earth. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 11, 2021 | 6:06 am
Zijin Mining to acquire Neo Lithium in $737m deal In August, Chinese gold and copper miner Zijin said its plan on lithium and other new energy minerals were in a preliminary strategic planning stage. Reuters | October 10, 2021 | 2:43 pm
Cobalt supply chain: China and DRC to maintain dominance, growth potential in Australia– report The global cobalt industry is set to receive a significant boost from the worldwide shift to a green economy, Fitch says. MINING.com Editor | October 8, 2021 | 2:51 pm
Musk to move Tesla headquarters to Texas from California Elon Musk announced the move at the Austin plant Thursday during the electric-vehicle maker’s shareholder meeting. Bloomberg News | October 8, 2021 | 8:03 am
US narrows gap with China in race to dominate battery supply chain – report The United States has moved up on BloombergNEF's Global Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain Ranking. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 8, 2021 | 6:06 am
BHP to expand into “tougher jurisdictions” in search of battery metals CEO Mike Henry said the company is ready for a strategic shift out of its geographical, advanced-economies comfort zone. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 8, 2021 | 3:52 am
Automakers funding new tech aimed at making greener lithium for EVs Stellantis, Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures and others have invested millions of dollars or signed supply agreements with so-called direct lithium extraction (DLE) start-ups. Reuters | October 7, 2021 | 3:19 pm