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Volkswagen board discusses two new North America plants at meeting

The facilities would be one production plant and one battery cell factory, people familiar with the matter said.

Reuters | March 3, 2023 | 4:21 am

First Quantum losing $8 million a day on Cobre Panama halt

The miner's local unit warned of "exponential and irreparable" damage…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 3, 2023 | 3:57 am

Vale to turn Amazon mining waste into high-grade iron ore

The company has started extracting scrap that had been dumped…

Bloomberg News | March 2, 2023 | 2:14 pm

MineHub to acquire Waybridge for $2.5 million in shares

Online platforms for industrial metals have gained momentum in recent…

Reuters | March 2, 2023 | 7:42 am

Tesla lobbying to secure lithium from Chile — report

Tesla executives held talks with the ministers of foreign affairs…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 2, 2023 | 6:53 am

Caterpillar introduces first mobile generator set to help customers meet EU Stage V emission standards and enhance sustainability profiles

Available through the global Cat dealer network, the Cat XQP200 generator set is the first in a series of EU Stage V mobile generator sets to be introduced by Caterpillar.

Caterpillar | October 4, 2021 | 2:53 pm

Voisey’s Bay mine takes unconventional approach to fire suppression

Vale will utilize Rosenbauer’s 6x6 Panther to in the remote, northern location.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 4, 2021 | 9:58 am

BHP inks nickel supply deal with Toyota-Panasonic battery venture

The collaboration with Japan’s Prime Planet Energy & Solutions seeks the creation of "a green electric vehicle ecosystem."

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 4, 2021 | 3:42 am

Mixed hydroxide precipitate — the new class one nickel

The push for de-carbonization is the primary driver for the battery mega-factory boom. All of these factories need nickel and cobalt for their products, but mostly they need nickel.

Anthony Milewski | October 3, 2021 | 11:35 am

Li-ion battery recycling market to reach $31bn per year by 2040 — report

IDTechEx says that, in two decades, over 50% of the world's spent li-ion batteries will be recycled in China.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 1, 2021 | 6:06 am

BHP opens Australia’s first nickel sulphate plant

The world’s no. 1 miner has produced the first nickel sulphate crystals from its plant in Kwinana, outside Perth.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 1, 2021 | 3:41 am

Albemarle to buy Chinese lithium firm for $200 million

With the acquisition of Guangxi Tianyuan, the world’s top lithium producer is expanding its battery metal conversion capacity.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 30, 2021 | 8:23 am

Energy-efficient way to treat water contaminated with metals could be applied at mine sites

The MIT-developed shock electrodialysis process should allow for treated water to be safely disposed of or reused.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 30, 2021 | 5:11 am

Kutcho Copper says ore sorting could reduce costs, footprint of British Columbia project

By using an X-ray transmission sensor, 16% of the low-grade and waste material is removed.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 29, 2021 | 10:33 am

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