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Canadian junior to acquire five lithium projects

Azincourt says the 6,000-hectare land package included in its agreement with New Age Metals represents the largest mineral claim holdings of projects for the lithium group or type of minerals in the Bird River Greenstone Belt.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 11, 2017 | 4:51 pm

Small Canadian miners in pole position for electric vehicle battery boon

Canadian developers of cobalt and lithium mines stand to benefit from a round of investments from the makers of EVs and the batteries powering them.

Reuters | December 11, 2017 | 1:35 pm

Potash CEO meets with Chilean government amid stake sale

On Thursday, Potash Corp CEO Jochen Tilk met with authorities in Chile as the company tries to divest its minority stake in lithium miner SQM.

Reuters | December 7, 2017 | 12:16 pm

Electric charge: Glencore bets big on car battery metals

Glencore has increased production of the metals used to make electric car batteries faster than its major mining rivals, according to an industry-wide analysis that shows the scale of a strategy that has big prospective risks and rewards.

Reuters | December 5, 2017 | 2:00 am

Bacanora tanks as president resigns

President and director Martin Vidal has left the post effective November 30.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2017 | 11:13 am

Rio Tinto appoints one of its own as the company’s new chairman

After a nine-month search, the miner has picked the current leader of the remuneration committee, Simon Thompson, to assume the post in March 2018.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2017 | 3:18 am

Wind power inches up on hydropower in US

Wind turbines in the United States have grown in both average height and capacity over the past decade, according to data on utility-scale electricity generators collected by EIA

U.S. Energy Information Administration | November 30, 2017 | 3:21 pm