All the mines Tesla needs to build 20 million cars a yearElon Musk has set a production target of 20 million vehicles annually before 2030. For starters: 23 Ambatovys at $8.5 billion a pop.Frik Els | January 27, 2021 | 2:10 pm
Copper price drop hammers mining stocksCopper price wipes out all its 2021 gains with a…MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 27, 2021 | 12:08 pm
Canada Nickel reports high-grade concentrate from Crawford testingCompany has announced processing test results from its nickel-cobalt sulphide…Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 25, 2021 | 11:49 am
Ioneer set to begin lithium production jointly with Sibanye in US plant This follows a deal last month in which Sibanye agreed to buy half of ioneer's Nevada lithium mine project. Reuters | October 27, 2021 | 10:03 pm
Rio Tinto and USGS team up for Montana critical mineral hunt The USGS will deploy its hi-tech Earth MRI to look for critical minerals. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 27, 2021 | 11:22 am
EVs have lithium booming — and this time, there is no bust in sight Demand will likely outstrip production over at least the next five years, Morningstar predicts. Bloomberg News | October 27, 2021 | 9:41 am
Copper price to extend slump in 2022 as mines ramp up, China weakens Copper prices are due to extend their decline next year from record levels touched in 2021 as mine supply ramps up and economic growth tapers in top market China. Reuters | October 27, 2021 | 9:34 am
Antofagasta to appeal US plan to block Twin Metals copper mine The company said the move by the Forest Service was "politically motivated and completely unnecessary." Reuters | October 27, 2021 | 8:45 am
Vulcan Energy accused of misleading investors with positive PFS — report J Capital alleges Vulcan's management team low-balled the costs, thus making the project look profitable, and overstated the quality of the resource. MINING.com Editor | October 26, 2021 | 2:16 pm
TSLA la land: Tesla vs Volkswagen 2021 battery power comparison Head to head, gigawatt for gigawatt Tesla vs Volkswagen’s electric car only sales show just how out of whack TSLA’s $1 trillion valuation really is. Frik Els | October 26, 2021 | 2:03 pm
Canada Nickel drills new higher grade core at Crawford East Samples from the Ontario project yielded the highest grade concentrate during metallurgical testing reported in the preliminary economic report. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 26, 2021 | 10:06 am
Citric acid can be used to extract rare earth metals from coal ash The method, if widely adopted, could turn coal ash from an environmental pariah into a commercially viable product, researcher says. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 26, 2021 | 6:06 am