Trudeau eyes ‘leaps forward’ in integration with US on EVs, critical minerals

Trudeau said it was important to have “a secure supply from a friend and an ally”, noting Canada has many of the rare earths minerals needed for car batteries and solar panels.

Reuters | February 5, 2021 | 9:52 am

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Vale and Brazil state sign $7bn deal over Brumadinho; Gina Rinehart targets EV boom with ‘green’ lithium play; Silver price regains ground after two-day wild swing

MINING.com Editor | February 4, 2021 | 10:31 pm

EV battery power hitting roads jumped 40% last year – report

Lithium prices are soaring as 2020 emerged as tipping point for EVs, and Tesla flags battery shortages.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 4, 2021 | 12:29 pm

Gina Rinehart targets EV boom with ‘green’ lithium play

Rinehart’s mining empire will become a cornerstone investor in Vulcan Energy, which is building a lithium project in Germany.

Bloomberg News | February 4, 2021 | 9:43 am

Albemarle shares slip on $1.3 billion stock offering

The company’s stock doubled in 2020 as lithium prices rallied on EV demand.

Reuters | February 2, 2021 | 5:38 pm

Bacanora seeks $60m to pay for stage 1 of Sonora project

Sonora is regarded as one of the world’s larger known clay lithium deposits.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 2, 2021 | 11:34 am

Lithium price in China surges 40% to 18-month high

Heavy demand for new generation LFP batteries lights fire under domestic China lithium carbonate prices boosting Australia spodumene prices in the process.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 2, 2021 | 11:08 am