US bill supporting seafloor mining lifts The Metals CompanyThe Responsible Use of Seafloor Resources Act was introduced on Tuesday.Staff Writer | March 13, 2024 | 9:57 am
Precious metals may be replaced by iron, manganese, cobalt in “green” catalystsNew methods for the synthesis of drug precursors use catalysts…Staff Writer | March 12, 2024 | 6:06 am
Jervois Global blames Chinese overproduction for job cutsThe cobalt and nickel producer has axed or made part-time…Bloomberg News | March 6, 2024 | 5:30 pm
Sibanye secures debt funding for Finland lithium mine as prices slump The Keliber project is targeting production for 2026. Reuters | August 22, 2024 | 7:33 am
Lithium mining is slowly sinking Chile’s Atacama salt flat, study shows Chile's Atacama salt flat is sinking at a rate of 1 to 2 centimeters per year due to lithium brine extraction. Reuters | August 22, 2024 | 7:27 am
Patriot Battery targets 400,000 t/y at Quebec lithium project Patriot plans to make a final investment decision by 2027, begin construction in 2028, and start production in early 2029. Staff Writer | August 22, 2024 | 5:30 am
Northvolt’s $20 billion battery plan suffers summer of setbacks On Tuesday, the Swedish electric-vehicle battery maker closed down a Californian unit, Cuberg, that it acquired only three years ago. Bloomberg News | August 21, 2024 | 3:10 pm
Asteroid miner AstroForge readies third mission for 2025 The craft may become the first private mission to fly by a body in the Solar System besides the Moon, capturing images and data. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 21, 2024 | 9:32 am
Sibanye terminates supply contract for French nickel refinery as it looks to repurpose plant Earlier this year, Sibanye confirmed through a scoping study the potential of the GalliCam project, and a pre-feasibility study is currently underway. Staff Writer | August 21, 2024 | 9:15 am
SQM profit down 63%, anticipates continued weak lithium prices The world's second-biggest lithium producer expects the downward trend in the metal's prices to continue for the rest of the year. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 21, 2024 | 5:23 am
Chile’s lithium output to reach 285,000t in 2025, copper commission says The global market is forecast to post a surplus of 117,000 tons of lithium this year. Reuters | August 20, 2024 | 1:43 pm
US policy to increase mineral production must include revisiting tariffs A three-year, phase-in for tariffs on refined minerals would allow time to expand and build refineries. Gregory Wischer - Payne Institute for Public Policy | August 20, 2024 | 9:23 am