Miners face talent crunch as electric vehicles charge up metals demand

Enrollment in US mining engineering programs dropped 46% between 2015 and 2020.

Reuters | December 10, 2021 | 7:51 am

Vulcan Energy buys German geothermal plant to power lithium extraction

The plant, located at Insheim, is capable of producing a maximum of 4.8 megawatts of renewable power.

Reuters | December 9, 2021 | 3:21 pm

Five charts ask if mining is in a supercycle, one screams no

The green energy transition necessitate massive new investments in mining, but how does today’s boom stack up to the aughts?

Frik Els | December 9, 2021 | 1:19 pm

Noram Lithium PEA places Zeus project in Nevada at $1.29bn NPV

Production over life of mine (LOM) would reach 245.4 million tonnes, averaging 1,093 ppm Li.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 8, 2021 | 9:20 am

Lithium extraction company Vulcan adds VW to customer line-up

The binding purchase agreement with Volkswagen for lithium extracted from Germany's Upper Rhine Valley region has an initial term of five years.

Reuters | December 7, 2021 | 11:38 pm

Sigma Lithium kicks off construction of largest hard rock project in the Americas

The miner has begun building the production plant foundation and infrastructure for its Grota do Cirilo lithium project in Brazil.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 7, 2021 | 6:32 am

BMW hits 1m EV sales, targets 2m fully electric sales by 2025

The carmaker aims for at least 50% of global sales to be fully electric by 2030.

Reuters | December 7, 2021 | 6:05 am

Thousands protest against Rio Tinto’s lithium project in Serbia

Tennis star Novak Djokovic showed support on social media for crowds of environmental protestors blocking roads and bridges in Belgrade and other cities.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 6, 2021 | 3:50 am

Infinity Lithium, Thyssenkrupp to assess green hydrogen potential in lithium production

Green hydrogen is produced by splitting water molecules with renewable electricity.

Reuters | December 5, 2021 | 8:50 pm

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