It’s not all one-way traffic for China’s EV makersPersistent hikes in raw material costs have been weighing on automakers for a while now.Bloomberg News | January 31, 2022 | 7:56 am
Tesla’s not working on that $25,000 car – here’s whyR.I.P. Model 2.Frik Els | January 28, 2022 | 12:13 pm
Glencore, Managem to produce cobalt from recycled batteriesThe companies have partnered up to extract cobalt, lithium carbonate…Cecilia Jamasmie | January 26, 2022 | 3:49 am
RANKED: World’s top 10 rare earth projects The Tanbreez property in Greenland takes top spot. MINING.com Editor | June 29, 2023 | 10:13 am
Bolivia taps China, Russia’s Rosatom in bid to unlock huge lithium riches The deals follow a similar agreement in January with giant Chinese battery maker CATL. Reuters | June 29, 2023 | 9:30 am
Biden administration aims $2 billion in grants at US electric vehicle transition Auto workers union has warned that a rapid change to EVs could put thousands of jobs at risk. Reuters | June 29, 2023 | 8:28 am
Indian state-owned firm to sign lithium pact with Argentina The state-owned joint venture will "shortly" sign an agreement with Argentina to secure a few lithium blocks. Reuters | June 29, 2023 | 7:40 am
Fixing deep-sea mining damage would be double the cost of extraction — study Ecosystem restoration would cost between $5.3 - $5.7m per sq. km, compared with $2.7m sq. km to mine the seafloor. Reuters | June 29, 2023 | 5:10 am
French-British venture to develop UK’s largest lithium deposit France's Imerys and junior miner British Lithium have teamed-up to open a mine with capability to supply lithium for 500,000 EVs by 2030. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2023 | 3:59 am
World faces ‘terrifying’ future if miners, regulators don’t step up — Newcrest The mining industry needs to bring online the equivalent of 17 more Escondidas by 2050, says interim CEO Sherry Duhe. Reuters | June 28, 2023 | 5:58 pm
Metso now offers complete battery minerals production and recycling Metso’s recycling process offers complete processes for lithium extraction from brines or ore. Staff Writer | June 28, 2023 | 10:51 am
Swiss Federal Council wants moratorium on deep sea mining The Swiss government stated that commercial exploitation should be postponed until more scientific knowledge is obtained. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 28, 2023 | 10:01 am