Iron man Elon Musk places his Tesla battery bets

Nearly half of the vehicles Tesla produced in Q1 were equipped with LFP batteries - a cheaper rival to the nickel-and-cobalt-based cells that dominate in the West.

Reuters | April 27, 2022 | 8:51 am

Column: Global miners rank ESG as their top concern. Really?

Not one of the biggest listed Western mining companies has an executive with the title of chief ESG officer, writes Clyde Russell.

Reuters | April 27, 2022 | 8:15 am

Column: Automakers go back to the future to secure battery metals

Henry Ford was right all along, it turns out.

Reuters | April 27, 2022 | 7:56 am

Australian universities get $173m in funding to turn critical minerals into products, services

The funds will go towards the development of the Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Trailblazer hub.

Staff Writer | April 27, 2022 | 6:06 am

Rosatom, Nornickel to develop lithium project in Russia

The two Russian companies plan to develop the Kolmozerskoye lithium deposit in the country’s northwestern Murmansk region.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 25, 2022 | 6:46 am

Head of Mexico City government compares lithium nationalization to that of oil 84 years ago

Claudia Sheinbaum compared the initiative of Andrés Manuel López Obrador to that General Lázaro Cárdenas pushed in 1938.

Staff Writer | April 24, 2022 | 1:22 pm

Lithium Energy, Hanaq Group join forces to explore lithium deposits in Argentina

Lithium Energy and Hanaq Group want to find new lithium deposits in the Olaroz-Cauchari endorheic basin, located in Argentina’s northwestern Jujuy province.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 24, 2022 | 12:18 pm

SQM unveils largest electric fleet in Chilean mining industry

New fleet contributes to lithium miner’s sustainability plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040.

Staff Writer | April 22, 2022 | 4:01 pm

Chile constitution drafters reject mining-adverse proposal

The 52 articles rejected sought tightening up the protection of the country’s natural resources, including copper and lithium.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 22, 2022 | 8:41 am

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