Opinion: Contentious deep sea mining code talks enter final stretch

Lockheed’s sudden departure leaves no Western mining contractor with pockets deep enough to finance the billions of dollars needed to launch a seabed mining operation.

Bloomberg News | March 22, 2023 | 11:47 am

Cirba Solutions to pour $300m into South Carolina battery recycling plant

The plant will produce materials to power over 500,000 batteries every year, the company said.

Reuters | March 22, 2023 | 10:09 am

Chile pushes new lithium extraction method in risk to future supply

Chile’s government plans to require all new lithium projects to tap a production technique that’s barely used commercially anywhere in a bid to reduce water losses.

Bloomberg News | March 22, 2023 | 9:57 am

Sprott expands energy transition fund suite with launch of nickel ETF

Sprott Nickel Miners ETF is the only US-listed exchange-traded fund focused on nickel mining companies.

Staff Writer | March 22, 2023 | 9:14 am

Argentine mining exports hit 10-year high as lithium, EVs take off

In 2022, lithium exports surged 234% from a year earlier.

Reuters | March 22, 2023 | 7:55 am

Huayou starts trial production at Zimbabwe lithium mine, invests in Namibian project

The Arcadia mine is expected to produce 50,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent lithium concentrate.

Reuters | March 22, 2023 | 7:45 am

Eurobattery Minerals ups stake in Hautalampi nickel-cobalt-copper project in Finland

The announcement comes a day after the company released the results of a pre-feasibility study, reporting strong economics for the project

Staff Writer | March 21, 2023 | 12:30 pm

Study shows seafloor cobalt, nickel mining dramatically lowers battery metals environmental impact

Benchmark's lifecycle assessment of The Metals Co’s Pacific Ocean project shows nickel, cobalt from seabed perform better in almost every category including 70%-80% lower emissions than Indonesian nickel.

Frik Els | March 21, 2023 | 10:55 am

E3 Lithium expands resource of Bashaw, Canada’s largest brine project

The sprawling Bashaw district between Calgary and Edmonton now hosts 6.6 million measured tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent.

Staff Writer | March 21, 2023 | 10:54 am

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