Zijin cooperating with Congo probe after radiation detected in cobalt load

Congolese authorities suspended the operating licence of Zijin's COMMUS mine over the radiation incident.

Reuters | April 23, 2024 | 4:46 am

Rio Tinto, Eramet submit plans to develop lithium extraction tech in Chile

They are among 30 companies from 12 countries that presented plans to develop lithium extraction technology in Chile’s salt flats.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 23, 2024 | 3:55 am

Chinese nickel billionaire boosts Australian miner in Indonesia

In under a decade, Nickel Industries Ltd. has gone from a relatively small miner to the world’s sixth-biggest producer of the metal.

Bloomberg News | April 22, 2024 | 2:41 pm

Ranked: the top 10 EV battery manufacturers in 2023

Asia dominates this ranking of the world's largest EV battery manufacturers in 2023.

Visual Capitalist - Elements | April 22, 2024 | 1:22 pm

Zijin’s Congo mine shipments returned due to radiation levels, ministry says

Congolese mines minister suspended the copper and cobalt operation's licence while it investigated the issue.

Reuters | April 22, 2024 | 12:11 pm

Canada Nickel exercises option for 80% of Noble’s Mann property

The nickel-cobalt project near Timmins, Ontario, includes the Mann Northwest, Central and Southeast properties.

Staff Writer | April 22, 2024 | 10:55 am

Huayou cuts lithium production, costs on battery metals rout

The Chinese firm said its inventory levels for lithium products expanded by more than 3,900% last year.

Bloomberg News | April 22, 2024 | 5:51 am

Emirati company to invest $550 million in Argentinian lithium project

United Mining Projects Corporation, through Marhen Lithium, wants to develop the Rio Grande Sur lithium brine salar project in Catamarca.

Staff Writer | April 21, 2024 | 7:03 am

New process recovers five times more lithium from waste than existing technology

Scientists discovered that aluminum hydroxide can adsorb five times more lithium than can be collected using previously developed adsorbent materials.

Staff Writer | April 21, 2024 | 6:04 am

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