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Australia’s Northern Minerals makes first rare earth from pilot plant

Company aims to be the first significant world producer outside of China of dysprosium, used by electric vehicle makers in the manufacturing of engine magnets.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2018 | 11:55 am

Peru unit of Plateau Energy finds one of ‘world’s largest’ lithium resource

Company plans to complete a feasibility study next year, which will reveal whether the proposed $800 million, underground lithium-uranium mine can and should be built.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2018 | 3:14 am

MGX, Belmont set lithium joint venture in Nevada.

Canadian junior MGX has entered into an option agreement to earn into the Kibby Basin lithium brine project, in Nevada.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 13, 2018 | 12:18 pm

Rio Tinto’s minerals sands operation in South Africa shut by protests

A mineral sands operation on the South African coast run by Rio Tinto has been closed since Friday due to violent community protests which saw a security guard killed earlier this week, the company and a union said on Wednesday.

Reuters | July 11, 2018 | 11:17 am

Lithium becomes Chile’s No. 4 mining export

Shipments of the key ingredient for making batteries that power electric cars and high tech devices climbed 47% in 2017 to $684.2 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 10, 2018 | 9:30 am

The Vancouver junior shaking up the lithium mining industry

MGX Minerals is rolling out technology that cleans and harvests lithium from wastewater generated by oil and gas – 80m barrels a day in North America alone.

Frik Els | July 6, 2018 | 2:35 pm

Bankers have gone AWOL in the race to build more lithium mines

Despite bullish forecasts for global demand, lithium may have a funding problem.

Bloomberg News | July 3, 2018 | 6:41 am

Chinalco halts Guangxi rare earth operations after environmental lapses

It is not the first time Chinalco, China's biggest state-owned aluminium producer, has run afoul of the country's ever stricter environmental regulations.

Reuters | July 2, 2018 | 6:56 am

China’s No.1 maker of battery cells for EVs to build plant in Germany

A German battery plant could help ease an expected negative impact in the workforce employed by the local automotive industry.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2018 | 3:50 am

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