More women join Chile’s mining sector – report

The centre will investigate opportunities for greater efficiencies in the extraction and refinement of battery minerals.

The legislation would grant automakers a $7,000 tax credit for an additional 400,000 vehicles after they reach the 200,000 vehicle cap.

Fundraising by unlisted funds for investment in natural resource reached a record $93 billion last year.

The Japanese trading house is backing Sigma's Grota do Cirilo hard rock lithium project, in the south-eastern province of Minas Gerais.

With a market facing a global deficit, the world’s biggest iron ore export port is flagging a timely boost in shipments as Fortescue and rivals bring on new mines in Australia’s Pilbara region.

The latest drill results include: 1,084 ppm lithium over 36.4 metres, 994 ppm lithium over 42.7 metres and 934 ppm lithium over 44 metres.

The company said the granting of the patent comes at a time of surging demand for lithium-ion batteries as part of the trend towards ‘the electrification of everything.'

The plant is expected to produce up to 15,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate (spodumene) per year from samples taken at the PAK deposit, located in Canada's northwestern Ontario.

There is enough evidence to conclude that risk capital has found a new home, a BDO report shows. The question now is, how and where will junior miners find the capital needed to sustain their businesses?