European Metals, EU body partner to advance Cinovec lithium project The Cinovec project is the largest hard rock lithium deposit in Europe. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 29, 2020 | 6:15 am
New Century, Vale delay nickel mine deal New Century now has until September to present a binding offer for the New Caledonia nickel-cobalt complex. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 28, 2020 | 3:26 am
Chile judge calls for water study on ‘fragile’ lithium-rich Atacama salt flat The decision reignited concerns over SQM's ability to ramp up output to meet demand from the electric vehicle industry. Reuters | July 27, 2020 | 8:51 am
MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Massive Canadian mine gets green light, Pentagon resumes rare earth program, and more... MINING.com Editor | July 23, 2020 | 1:34 pm
Tesla offers “giant contract” to responsible nickel miners Boss Elon Musk has a plea for mining companies: “Please mine more nickel.” Cecilia Jamasmie | July 23, 2020 | 3:50 am
Map shows global mining “relatively unscathed” by pandemic "It’s likely that miners will need to boost investment in local communities for some time as the full impact of covid-19 continues to play out." Frik Els | July 22, 2020 | 12:25 pm
Sanctioned Israeli billionaire to gain from Elon Musk cobalt deal Dan Gertler stands to indirectly benefit from an American company’s payments, despite being blacklisted from the US financial system. Bloomberg News | July 22, 2020 | 11:13 am
First Cobalt goes ahead with refinery expansion plan Company says the expansion could save millions of dollars by lowering operating costs. Jackson Chen | July 22, 2020 | 10:55 am
Karora Resources to sell 28% of Quebec nickel project The company is selling its interest in Dumont to two private funds advised by Waterton Global Resource Management, for a total of up to $48 million. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 22, 2020 | 10:07 am