Volkswagen teams up with Umicore on battery materialsThe venture - between Umicore and Volkswagen's battery unit PowerCo - also plan to collaborate on recycling metals from battery materials.Reuters | September 26, 2022 | 9:15 am
Southern cattail highly effective for rehabilitation of areas affected by iron mine tailingsSouthern cattail can scavenge up to 34 times more manganese…Staff Writer | September 26, 2022 | 6:06 am
Tesla’s battery metals bill balloons to $100 billionRaw material costs have more than doubled since Elon Musk…Frik Els | August 25, 2022 | 3:07 pm
MINING.COM EV Metal Index surges 64% as Europe tops China Sales of electric cars in Western Europe sporting cobalt, nickel -heavy batteries reach 500,000 units, surpassing China as world's no. 1 EV market. Frik Els | August 18, 2020 | 10:55 am
AI to predict materials needed for aluminum alloy manufacturing Artificial intelligence approach extracts how an aluminum alloy's contents and manufacturing process are related to specific mechanical properties. MINING.com Editor | July 31, 2020 | 3:03 pm
Lithium Australia to refocus on battery recycling Company to cut costs and jobs as its seeks to weather a slump in raw materials prices exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Reuters | July 20, 2020 | 6:39 am
South32 Q4 manganese output eases The world's largest producer of manganese ore produced 1.23 million wet metric tonnes (wmt) in the quarter ended June 30. Reuters | July 20, 2020 | 6:03 am
Cobalt price: BMW avoids the Congo conundrum – for now German firm's unique deal with world's only primary cobalt mine avoids DRC human rights problems entirely, something no cellphone or carmaker can claim. Frik Els | July 17, 2020 | 4:56 pm
Despite Brazil’s covid-19 spike, Minister of Mines optimistic Bento Albuquerque said revenue from mineral production in H1 2020 was 1% higher than in the first half of 2019. Bruno Venditti | July 17, 2020 | 2:50 pm
Lithium price: MINING.COM EV Metal Index bounces back Value of battery metals in newly-sold electric cars around the world jumps despite slump in lithium, cobalt, graphite prices. Frik Els | July 16, 2020 | 2:09 pm
Anglo sticks to 2020 output goals after Q2 slump Overall production fell 18%, with diamonds, platinum, palladium, iron ore, coal and manganese all falling, while copper and nickel rose. Reuters | July 16, 2020 | 8:48 am
Covid-19 disrupts $8.8 billion of global mining output In total, $8.84 billion in mining revenue is at-risk, with disruptions to 275 mine sites in 36 countries. Frik Els | July 15, 2020 | 12:10 pm