Lithium could help control extreme heat in future fusion facilities

Injecting pellets of lithium into a tokamak’s divertor could help control high-risk conditions.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 14, 2021 | 6:55 am

Cornish Lithium speeds up hard rock project development

Drilling campaign to contribute to first reportable mineral resource and assist in determining best extraction method.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 12, 2021 | 3:59 am

Vision Lithium produces 99.99% pure Li₂CO₃ from Sirmac, stock explodes

The Sirmac property is located approximately 200 km south of Nemaska's Whabouchi lithium mine in Quebec.

Jackson Chen | February 11, 2021 | 9:37 am

JP Morgan: Commodities have begun new supercycle of “years-long gains”

Commodities have seen four supercycles over the past 100 years — with the last one peaking in 2008 after 12 years of expansion.

Bloomberg News | February 11, 2021 | 3:45 am

EV metal index beats record by 54% as electric cars reach tipping point

MINING.COM EV Metal Index surges to over $500m of lithium, graphite, cobalt and nickel in newly-sold electric cars worldwide in one month as prices continue to climb and deployment smashes previous records.

Frik Els | February 10, 2021 | 1:35 pm

American Lithium to acquire Plateau Energy amid EV boom

The agreement will consolidate two "significant and strategic" undeveloped lithium assets in the Americas.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 10, 2021 | 9:10 am

Bacanora Lithium kicks off work at Mexico project

Heavy equipment will start the bulk site earthworks at the Sonora lithium project later in the year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 10, 2021 | 6:15 am

Tesla deployed more EV battery materials than its four closest competitors combined in 2020

Tesla’s large deployment of battery metals is explained by the rolling out of its made-in-China Model 3s.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 10, 2021 | 6:14 am

CATL to make additional investment in Neo Lithium

CATL will participate in Neo's recently announced financing and maintain an 8% equity interest.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 9, 2021 | 9:16 am

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