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Australia’s Alliance Mineral inks key lithium deal with Chinese EV firm

Joint venture with Jiangxi Special Electric Motor, a major Chinese maker of engines for electric vehicles, will allow Alliance to participate in the downstream lithium products market without having to incur the capital costs or risk associated with the construction of a conversion facility.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 29, 2019 | 3:47 am

Explosions threatening lithium-ion’s edge in a battery race

Another lithium-ion battery has exploded, this time at an energy-storage…

Bloomberg News | April 25, 2019 | 12:02 pm

Canadian miners start 2019 off on the right foot amid mega-deals

Ernst & Young’s Canadian Mining Eye index — which tracks…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 25, 2019 | 9:16 am

Top miners back autonomous systems guidelines

The document divides operations into six levels, from zero (entirely…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 24, 2019 | 8:55 am

Lithium use in electric cars sold around the world surges 76%

Shifting battery chemistries sees lithium deployment outpace global electric car…

Frik Els | April 19, 2019 | 1:37 pm

Eric Coffin: can investors still find tenbaggers?

Coffin believes that in the short term a price of $1,200/oz is possible, though there is room now for an oversold bounce.

The Gold Report | September 17, 2014 | 9:11 pm

$8bn mining private equity needs to be spent. And soon

Countercyclical investors sitting on $8 billion unspent funds have been waiting for clear signs of a market bottom. The wait may well be over.

Frik Els | September 14, 2014 | 11:01 pm

These are the top risks miners face

Productivity, followed by capital decisions and obtaining a social license to operate, are among the top risks global mining and metals companies face.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2014 | 11:08 am