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PDAC: Canada poised to become global leader in EV manufacturing – minister of industry

As countries worldwide begin to electrify their transportation systems, Canada offers unique advantages, says Francois-Philippe Champagne.

Northern Miner Staff | March 10, 2021 | 1:15 pm

Tianqi Lithium to appeal after court orders it to pay Australian contractor

A court ruled ordering the company to pay $30 million in arrears to MSP engineering.

Reuters | March 10, 2021 | 7:09 am

Home: Battery metals buzz is back as Europe reboots EV sector

Cobalt and lithium have jumped back to life in 2021, with prices rallying hard in January and February.

Reuters | March 9, 2021 | 8:13 am

NEO to work with silicon nano-coating technology for battery anode materials

The Canadian company has acquired three patents related to battery anode materials from South Korea’s Yonsei University.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 9, 2021 | 6:06 am

AVZ Minerals secures second agreement for spodumene

AVZ said the second offtake agreement with the Chinese lithium products maker was for the supply of up to 180,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate per year from it's Manono Lithium and Tin project.

Reuters | March 9, 2021 | 5:03 am

This is how China plans to be greener by 2025

The country plans to reduce carbon emissions per unit of gross domestic product by 18% through 2025.

Bloomberg News | March 8, 2021 | 7:03 am

Ganfeng joins China Minmetals lithium salt lake project for $225m

The move will give Ganfeng, one of the world's top producers of lithium chemicals used in EV batteries, its first salt lake asset in China.

Reuters | March 8, 2021 | 6:50 am

EV rollout will require huge investments in strained US power grids

During several days of brutal cold in Texas, the city of Austin saw its fleet of 12 new electric buses rendered inoperative by a statewide power outage.

Reuters | March 5, 2021 | 12:21 pm

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners; Rio Tinto, Mongolia reach new Oyu Tolgoi expansion plan deal; Copper price crashes through $4.00, down 7%.

MINING.com Editor | March 5, 2021 | 10:49 am

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