GRAPH: Global metal and ore production at a glance Critical metals and minerals are a tiny sliver of a sliver of global mining production. MINING.com Editor | April 6, 2021 | 1:02 pm
Greenpeace stages Pacific Ocean protest against deep-sea mining Last week BMW, Volvo Group, Samsung SDI and Google signed on to a World Wildlife Fund call for a moratorium on the practice. Reuters | April 6, 2021 | 8:08 am
Panoramic Resources to restart nickel project in Australia To support the resuming of operations, Panoramic has entered a five-year nickel and copper concentrate offtake agreement with Trafigura Group. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 6, 2021 | 3:50 am
The US has a metals problem Years of neglecting its critical metal supplies is catching up with the United States, as demand for the raw materials needed to build a new green economy that rejects fossil fuels gears up. Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | April 5, 2021 | 2:04 pm
Former US assistant secretary for energy resources joins Standard Lithium board Francis Fannon also previously served as Senior Director for Government Affairs for Murphy Oil Corporation. Staff Writer | April 5, 2021 | 9:13 am
The next electric-car battery champion could be European After years of ceding the EV battery business to foreign companies, Europe wants in. Bloomberg News | April 5, 2021 | 8:09 am
Tesla’s market value set to gain $50 billion on record EV deliveries Tesla delivered 184,800 vehicles globally during the first quarter of 2021, above estimates of 177,822 vehicles. Reuters | April 5, 2021 | 7:15 am
Raw materials from EV battery recycling have smaller carbon footprint – study Finnish researchers used simulation-based life-cycle to account for emissions and energy and water consumption in the recycling process. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 5, 2021 | 6:11 am
The View from England: Batteries are a welcome spark for the mining sector The international mining industry is in the early stages of the biggest collective boost it has received for almost 50 years. Chris Hinde | April 2, 2021 | 10:58 am