June 25, 2018 Lithium demand from battery makers to almost double by 2027 Strong demand growth will be largely focused on high-grade lithium, according to research firm Roskill.
June 25, 2018 No resolution yet for Acacia Mining tax row with Tanzania’s Gov’t Barrick, which has been negotiating on Acacia’s behalf for over a year, had said it would deliver a deal for Acacia’s board to vote on by the end of June,…
June 25, 2018 Escondida labour dispute is unresolved Mine accounts for 2.5 per cent of Chile's economy.
June 24, 2018 Chile’s Codelco says unions at Salvador mine reject early wage deal Workers are pushing off further negotiations until later this year when their contracts expire.
June 22, 2018 Automakers spending $255B on EVs a ‘pile-up of epic proportions’ Battery materials can charge mining's next supercycle but new study says automakers will "throw away tens of billions" making electric vehicles no-one wants.
June 22, 2018 Polish copper producer KGHM appoints new CEO KGHM has not had a CEO since Radoslaw Domagalski-Labedzki was fired on March 10.
June 22, 2018 Volkswagen invests USD$100m in solid-state battery research firm Sold-state batteries have been made with ceramics and glass.
June 21, 2018 Trump vows to open Minnesota’s Superior National Forest to mines Trumps administration will soon be “taking the first steps” to rescind a move made by the Obama administration to put the national forest off limits to industry activity.
June 21, 2018 Zambia aiming for power prices that reflect costs by end 2018 The new measure will affect global mining firms including First Quantum Minerals, Glencore, Barrick Gold Corp and Vedanta Resources which currently pay a flat rate of 9.30 cents/kWh.
June 21, 2018 Trade worries aside, copper price has further to fall "Metals markets are well supplied and weaker demand from China will prove too strong a headwind for prices," says new report.
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