Norway considers opening Germany-sized area to deep-sea mining

The country’s energy ministry plans to submit to parliament in the next two weeks a proposal to open an area close to Svalbard to applications for exploration and extraction.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 9, 2023 | 10:12 am

Nickel Industries plans to raise $633 million through share placement

The Sydney-based miner has been working towards developing nickel for batteries.

Reuters | June 8, 2023 | 5:02 pm

EV sales are soaring and oil use is about to peak

The share of electric vehicles in sales of new passenger vehicles is set to more than double globally in the next few years — to 30% in 2026.

Bloomberg News | June 8, 2023 | 3:57 pm

US, UK discuss need to strengthen critical mineral supply chains

Biden said a "key piece" of protecting technologies that are key to the national security interests of both countries.

Reuters | June 8, 2023 | 12:22 pm

Namibia bans export of unprocessed critical minerals

The southern African country has significant deposits of lithium as well as rare earth minerals.

Reuters | June 8, 2023 | 10:53 am

CHARTS: Copper mining profits top $100 billion a year, but where are the new mines?

Copper mining company profits topped $100 billion two years in a row, but building a new mine now takes on average 16 years.

Frik Els | June 8, 2023 | 9:43 am

Lithium shortages could hand salt a starring role in EV shift

Carmakers who faced skyrocketing prices for lithium and other battery metals last year could increasingly adopt sodium-based cells in the future.

Bloomberg News | June 8, 2023 | 7:53 am

Carbon capture tests results better than anticipated for Canada Nickel

The process at the Crawford nickel project can store 1.0 million tonnes of carbon annually.

Staff Writer | June 8, 2023 | 7:33 am

Tonnes of cobalt could be mined in Idaho but processing facilities still lacking — study

Researchers say that although there is potential for cobalt extraction from the Idaho Cobalt Belt, the question of how to process it remains unanswered.

Staff Writer | June 8, 2023 | 5:05 am

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