Mining, inflation and migration: Chile’s Boric faces full in-tray

Gabriel Boric, a 36-year-old former student protest leader and lawmaker, has pledged to shake Chile's market-led economic model

Reuters | March 11, 2022 | 6:39 am

Lithium mining, climate change impacting flamingo populations in Chile

Two of the three flamingo species that breed in the lithium-rich Atacama salt flat have lost 10 to 12% of their populations in just 11 years.

Staff Writer | March 11, 2022 | 6:06 am

Lithium Americas CEO says mining reform needed for EV metals supply

The United States should not expect to rely solely on recycling of old batteries for supply, said Jon Evans.

Reuters | March 9, 2022 | 7:11 am

Women in mining still facing bullying, discrimination – report

AusIMM’s 2022 Women in Mining survey shows that almost three-quarters of women in the resource sector have experienced bullying and over six in 10 sexual harassment.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 8, 2022 | 5:05 am

Lithium squeeze has Sigma looking to double Brazil capacity

Sigma is about to join the ranks of commercial lithium producers just as prices of the metal skyrocket.

Bloomberg News | March 7, 2022 | 11:37 am

In charts: EV metal demand accelerated in the second half of 2021

Surging EV sales in the Asia Pacific region brings a wall of metals demand.

Henry Lazenby | March 7, 2022 | 11:01 am

Canada forges new EV supply chain path in bid to secure growth

The country hopes to capitalize on its supply of critical minerals needed for electric vehicles, including nickel, lithium and graphite, to attract investors.

Bloomberg News | March 7, 2022 | 10:53 am