Lithium mine at Salinas Grandes salt flat Jujuy province, Argentina

Supply-chain problems in the forecast as battery metals demand surges – study

Under a scenario where 40% of vehicles are electric by 2050, the need for lithium globally will increase by 2,909% from the 2020 level.

Staff Writer | April 18, 2023 | 5:13 am

Sayona boosts Moblan M+I resource to 50 million tonnes at 1.15% Li2O

Sayona aims to further enhance the size and grade of this resource through additional drilling, with 60,000 metres planned at Moblan.

Staff Writer | April 17, 2023 | 12:18 pm

The UK identifies key raw material mining areas

The UK identifies key critical minerals areas

The national-scale assessment is one of the first steps in the UK Government’s critical minerals strategy.

Staff Writer | April 17, 2023 | 9:52 am

Gold price wavers as US bond markets rally on rate-cut optimism

Gold price extends decline as market looks for cues on Fed rate hike

The trend for gold is still up, says Kitco Metals analyst.

Staff Writer | April 17, 2023 | 9:51 am

F3 Uranium shares rise on high-grade results from Patterson Lake North

The JR zone was discovered by F3 Uranium during a fall 2022 program in Saskatchewan.

Staff Writer | April 17, 2023 | 9:31 am

Oleksandr Dolotko, first author of the study.

New battery recycling system allows for 70% lithium recovery

A new recycling system allows for recovering 70% of lithium from battery waste without corrosive chemicals, high temperatures, and prior sorting of materials.

Staff Writer | April 17, 2023 | 5:30 am

West Red Lake grabs Madsen mine by buying Pure Gold

West Red Lake Gold Mines will pay C$6.5m in cash, issue 28.46m common shares, and grant a 1% net smelter royalty on the Madsen project.

Staff Writer | April 17, 2023 | 5:30 am

A stockpile of coal maintained by the base power plant at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska

Coal phase-out not happening fast enough to avoid rising global temperatures — study

A recent study shows that the use of coal power is not decreasing fast enough to avoid a temperature rise higher than 2 degrees Celsius by 2100 as established in the Paris Agreement.

Staff Writer | April 16, 2023 | 7:57 am