Barrick options South Uchi project from Kenorland Minerals

The South Uchi project is located within the Birch-Uchi greenstone belt, covering over 65,000 hectares in Ontario's Red Lake mining district.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 20, 2021 | 11:04 am

Bill Gates secures $1bn from US firms for climate fight

Backers include Microsoft, BlackRock, General Motors, American Airlines, Boston Consulting Group, Bank of America and ArcelorMittal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 20, 2021 | 3:44 am

Lithium price rally accelerates in September

Technical and battery-grade lithium carbonate prices increased by over 20% in the first half of September.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 17, 2021 | 9:58 am

New photo battery harvests the sun, stores energy in a single device

A team of researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has developed a photo battery that has dual functions in harvesting solar energy and storing energy in a single device.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 17, 2021 | 6:15 am

Mining firms in Mexico must face ‘strict’ scrutiny, says senior official

Data from the country's mining chamber shows that $2.8 billion worth of projects are stalled due to unresolved ministry permitting.

Reuters | September 17, 2021 | 5:30 am

Global passenger EV registrations more than double in a year – report

Adamas Intelligence found 4.16 million new units were registered in first half of this year versus 1.99 million units in the first half of 2020.

MINING.com Editor | September 16, 2021 | 10:54 am

US miners decry mineral royalty plan floated in Congress

The proposed $3.5 trillion reconciliation spending measure would set an 8% gross royalty on existing mines and 4% on new ones.

Reuters | September 16, 2021 | 8:51 am

Sibanye-Stillwater grabs 50% of Nevada lithium project for $490 million

The deal is one of the largest ever in the US lithium market and it t marks Sibanye’s third battery metal investment this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 16, 2021 | 6:58 am

China’s XTC New Energy plans $1.6bn battery material investment

Plant will eventually produce 100,000 tonnes of lithium iron phosphate and 60,000 tonnes of ternary materials annually.

Reuters | September 16, 2021 | 3:44 am

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