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How the US lost the plot on rare earths

If Cold War Presidents from Harry Truman to Ronald Reagan knew that the nation’s national defense rested on technologies coming from its former and current adversaries, they would surely be turning in their graves.

Rick Mills | January 25, 2019 | 12:00 pm

China’s lithium hydroxide exports to rise this year – Pilbara CEO

Chinese producers such as Ganfeng and General Lithium have new plants that have been commissioning since Q3'18 and are starting to hit their stride.

Reuters | January 25, 2019 | 10:08 am

Explorex Resources scraps plans to buy battery metals project in Finland

The Canadian miner won't be buying the Hautalampi cobalt, nickel, copper project in eastern Finland at this time due to financing issues.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 25, 2019 | 8:17 am

Flagship Volkswagen plant transforms for EV era

German carmaker will invest 870 million euros ($985 million) by 2020 to develop e-vehicle components, including batteries and charging stations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 25, 2019 | 3:03 am

SQM just made it very difficult for Tianqi to access company secrets

The lithium miner, the world’s second largest producer of the white metal, has approved additional measures to protect corporate data considered confidential from China'a Tianqi, which recently bought almost a quarter of the Chilean company.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 24, 2019 | 9:06 am

First Cobalt advances Iron Creek

First Cobalt Corp addresses permitting and environmental baseline studies at its Iron Creek cobalt project.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 23, 2019 | 1:59 pm

Toyota, Panasonic setting up EV battery JV amid rising China competition: source

The joint venture, to be owned 51 percent by Toyota and the rest by Panasonic, could also provide batteries to Toyota’s EV technology partners Mazda Corp (7261.T) and Subaru Corp (7270.T).

Reuters | January 23, 2019 | 12:13 pm