Rushing headlong into electrification, the West is replacing one energy master with another

The US and its allies, such as Canada, the UK, the European Union, Australia, Japan and South Korea, face a dilemma when it comes to the global electrification of the transportation system.

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | January 7, 2022 | 1:55 pm

Ceylon Graphite renews environmental permit for K1 project in Sri Lanka

Ceylon currently holds a land package constituting 121 km² grids containing historic vein graphite deposits in Sri Lanka.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 4, 2022 | 9:33 am

Chinese manufacturing profits squeezed by commodity prices

Chinese miners and raw material providers benefiting from higher commodity prices at the expense of manufacturers.

Bloomberg News | December 27, 2021 | 9:13 am

Tesla seeks first US battery graphite with Syrah supply deal

Melbourne-based company will supply Elon Musk’s company with graphite anode material for an initial four years

Reuters | December 22, 2021 | 10:49 pm

China EV, battery makers grapple with graphite squeeze

Around 70% of all graphite comes from China, and there are few viable alternatives for batteries.

Reuters | December 15, 2021 | 1:00 pm

Value of battery metals in new electric cars set new record

MINING.COM’s EV Metal Index hit a new all-time monthly high as lithium, nickel and cobalt prices continue to rise.

MINING.com Editor | November 10, 2021 | 10:32 am

UN at COP26: “Enough of mining…we are digging our own graves”

It did not take long for COP26 to turn into a farce with UN Secretary General António Guterres pleading with the gathered highnesses and excellencies to declare enough is enough.

Frik Els | November 2, 2021 | 11:58 am

Inexorable decline of EV battery prices coming to an end – report

EV battery costs were approaching parity with gas-powered cars, but Benchmark believes decline may be at an end as lithium prices surge 313% in a year and cobalt, nickel prices jump.

Frik Els | October 29, 2021 | 9:55 am

Sibanye-Stillwater CEO outlines strategy on green energy metals

"Core to our strategy is embedding ESG excellence as the way we do business and that’s evolved into a sustainability strategy," Neal Froneman says.

Northern Miner Staff | October 28, 2021 | 12:07 pm

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Syrah Resources inks deal with Samsung SDI to assess anode material supply

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