Mercedes-Benz is “able and willing” to invest capital in mining – CEOThe company has opened up a raw materials office in Canada to further discussions in the region on sourcing raw materials.Reuters | March 31, 2023 | 7:25 am
CHART: Demand is soaring, but global mining is not expanding Mining companies have to run just to stand still, but…Frik Els | March 30, 2023 | 10:56 am
Palladium One surges as Glencore invests in critical minerals explorer Glencore is paying $4.25 million for the stake of about…Staff Writer | March 30, 2023 | 9:28 am
Antofagasta loses bid to revive Minnesota copper-nickel project The project would have been one of the biggest US sources of metals needed to build electric vehicle batteries and other clean energy technologies. Reuters | September 7, 2023 | 4:14 pm
Ghana sovereign wealth fund invests in nation’s first lithium mine Ghana's Minerals Income Investment Fund will buy a 6% stake in Atlantic Lithium's projects in the country. Reuters | September 7, 2023 | 2:24 pm
American Lithium trades higher as it continues to refine PEA flowsheet A final calculated LC purity of 99.59% lithium carbonate equivalent was attained through the new optimized leach process. Staff Writer | September 7, 2023 | 1:54 pm
Portugal’s Lusorecursos gets environmental OK for lithium mine That puts the project in the northern Montalegre area near the Spanish border and with a planned investment of 650 million euros. Reuters | September 7, 2023 | 10:07 am
Indonesia proposes critical minerals trade deal with US The request was made when Indonesian President Joko Widodo met with US Vice President Kamala Harris this week. Reuters | September 7, 2023 | 8:02 am
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince looks to metals as new source of wealth Prince Mohammed bin Salman is prepared to pour billions of dollars into tapping the more than $1.3 trillion of metals his government says is buried in the country. Bloomberg News | September 7, 2023 | 7:47 am
Vale Base Metals to invest $10 billion in Indonesia over next decade Vale is exploring a copper mine, comparable to massive Grasberg site. Reuters | September 7, 2023 | 6:38 am
Summit Nanotech eyes $150m to scale up lithium extraction method The Canadian startup expects that its upcoming financing round reflects a valuation of $400-million to $600-million. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 7, 2023 | 6:38 am
Benefits of EVs under the equity microscope US-based researchers want to know whether EV technology may unfairly harm some areas and populations. Staff Writer | September 7, 2023 | 6:06 am