Vale, Epiroc sign Batteries as a Service deal According to the companies, this is the first Batteries as a Service deal in the world. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 10, 2020 | 6:15 am
MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Gates, Bezos-backed firm searching for cobalt, gold price above $1,800 with record in sight, and more... MINING.com Editor | July 9, 2020 | 2:12 pm
Power pioneer invents new battery that’s 90% cheaper than lithium-ion Former Nissan employee has a new approach to dramatically simplify and speed up battery manufacturing. Bloomberg News | July 9, 2020 | 11:49 am
Greenfields Exploration wants to snap up third of Greenland licences It has identified a "shopping list of high-quality acquisitions" in the country, equivalent to about 28% of all areas under license. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 8, 2020 | 10:09 am
Galaxy moves Sal de Vida lithium project to design phase First production is now expected in the last quarter of 2022. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 7, 2020 | 9:51 am
Electric vehicles are starting to buoy the global metals market The world’s largest producer of lithium is expecting a market turnaround by 2022. Bloomberg News | July 7, 2020 | 8:33 am
Gates, Bezos-backed firm searching for cobalt in Canada KoBold aims to create a “Google Maps” of the Earth’s crust, with a special focus on finding cobalt deposits. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 7, 2020 | 6:50 am
Cornish Lithium gets over $1m funding boost for UK project The company will use the money raised to continue exploration for lithium in Cornwall, in both geothermal waters and hard rock. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 7, 2020 | 3:45 am
Congo mines minister to meet with firms on confinement moratorium Civil society groups last month demanded an end to mandatory mine-site confinement policies put in place by copper and cobalt mining companies to avoid coronavirus outbreaks. Reuters | July 5, 2020 | 8:41 am