Sibanye-Stillwater to acquire Eramet’s nickel processing facilities in France The transaction is the second step in Sibanye-Stillwater’s battery metals strategy. MINING.com Editor | August 2, 2021 | 12:26 pm
Piedmont Lithium delays timeline to supply Tesla Piedmont had been set in the initial contract to begin supplying Tesla between July 2022 and July 2023. Reuters | August 2, 2021 | 8:47 am
Fire erupts at Tesla Big Battery in Australia during testing The site, near Geelong in Victoria, had been disconnected from the grid and there will be no impact to electricity supply. Bloomberg News | August 1, 2021 | 9:29 pm
Renault locks in lithium supply from Vulcan Energy in five-year deal Vulcan will supply 6,000 to 17,000 tonnes of lithium annually to the French automaker. Reuters | August 1, 2021 | 8:17 pm
High metal prices, covid-19 increase miners’ exposure to cyberattacks — report The covid-19 pandemic increased the level of cyber risk because it pushed miners to quickly restructure the way they operate, as the need for systems that support remote working and automation became urgent. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 1, 2021 | 12:42 pm
Rio Tinto readies to ship trial lithium plant to Serbia The lithium shipment is the culmination of a decade's research to catapult Rio Tinto into battery minerals. Reuters | August 1, 2021 | 10:17 am
African rare earth projects moving forward despite challenges – report A Roskill report commends the efforts by a number of African countries to establish a diversified rare earths supply chain. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 1, 2021 | 6:06 am
Sediment plumes from deep-sea mining become turbulent cloud New research shows that midwater sediment plumes discharged by mining machinery become a highly turbulent cloud of suspended particles. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 31, 2021 | 2:32 pm
Lomiko Metals releases PEA for La Loutre in Quebec The PEA envisions an open-pit mine with an average annual production of 97,400 tonnes of graphite concentrate over a 14.7-year mine life. Northern Miner Staff | July 30, 2021 | 12:01 pm