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Automakers need more time to meet US minerals requirements for EVs – execs

New restrictions on battery sourcing and critical minerals, along with price caps and income caps, take effect on Jan. 1.

Reuters | October 19, 2022 | 10:26 am

Researchers better understand what it takes to improve EV batteries’ performance

A scientific team tracked the real-time movement of lithium ions…

Staff Writer | October 18, 2022 | 5:05 am

Sherritt to recoup $260 million of outstanding debt from Cuban partners

The new agreements with Cuban partners would allow the Moa…

Staff Writer | October 14, 2022 | 9:58 am

Electra begins commissioning battery materials recycling demonstration plant in Ontario

Electra is currently retrofitting its existing cobalt sulphate refinery in…

Staff Writer | October 13, 2022 | 8:58 am

MMG to start arbitration against Congo’s Gecamines

MMG said armed forces entered its Nambulwa mining lease on…

Reuters | October 13, 2022 | 7:50 am

China metals giant faces protest in Indonesia after fatal blast

A deadly blast at a furnace run by PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel has triggered a police investigation and a halt to the company's operations.

Bloomberg News | December 27, 2023 | 8:43 am

Death toll at Indonesia smelter fire rises to 18, operation halted

Fire broke out early on Sunday morning at a nickel smelter furnace on Sulawesi Island owned by Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel.

Reuters | December 26, 2023 | 8:49 am

US claims huge chunk of seabed amid strategic push for resources

The US extended its claims on the ocean floor by an area twice the size of California.

Bloomberg News | December 22, 2023 | 12:27 pm

Serra Verde secures regulatory approval for first phase of rare earth mine in Brazil

Phase I of the Pela Ema project is expected to produce at least 5,000 tonnes per year of rare earth oxide over a 25-year mine life.

Staff Writer | December 22, 2023 | 11:08 am

Graphene-copper mix may improve efficiency of EV, industrial equipment motors

By mixing the right amount of graphene with copper to make electrical wires it is possible to improve the efficiency of electricity distribution.

Staff Writer | December 21, 2023 | 6:06 am

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Automakers need more time to meet US minerals requirements for EVs – execs

Researchers better understand what it takes to improve EV batteries’ performance

Sherritt to recoup $260 million of outstanding debt from Cuban partners

Electra begins commissioning battery materials recycling demonstration plant in Ontario

MMG to start arbitration against Congo’s Gecamines

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China metals giant faces protest in Indonesia after fatal blast

Death toll at Indonesia smelter fire rises to 18, operation halted

US claims huge chunk of seabed amid strategic push for resources

Serra Verde secures regulatory approval for first phase of rare earth mine in Brazil

Graphene-copper mix may improve efficiency of EV, industrial equipment motors

Pinnacle Minerals expands Canadian lithium footprint

India to auction nearly 100 more blocks of critical minerals before Feb 2024

India in talks with Argentina, Bolivia to acquire lithium assets – secretary

Sigma Lithium shares up on news its review process will run into 2024