ACME Lithium kicks off drilling at Nevada brine project The Clayton Valley Nevada project borders the northwest of Albemarle’s Silver Peak, North America's only lithium brine producing mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 6, 2022 | 7:04 am
Ma’aden to use steam from massive solar facility to produce alumina The Saudi Arabian Mining Company and GlassPoint joined forces to develop the world’s largest solar process heat plant. Staff Writer | June 6, 2022 | 6:06 am
Toronto Exchange to launch battery metals index The S&P/TSX Battery Metals Index will track Canadian-listed companies producing or exploring for copper, nickel, cobalt and lithium. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 6, 2022 | 4:16 am
Hedge fund Elliott sues LME for $456m over nickel trading halt The legal action piles more pressure on the exchange, which is being probed by regulators and is struggling to restore trust and volumes in its nickel market. Reuters | June 6, 2022 | 3:59 am
Ganfeng kicks off construction of Mariana lithium project in Argentina The Mariana project hosts one of the biggest lithium deposits in the world. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 5, 2022 | 12:59 pm
Explosion at Colombian coal mine kills nine workers, traps six Nine miners have died and six remain trapped following an explosion at the La Mestiza coal mine in Colombia’s northeastern El Zulia municipality. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 5, 2022 | 11:34 am
Russian mine in Arctic evacuated after smoke reported, Nornickel says Nornickel said no one had been injured in the incident. Reuters | June 5, 2022 | 9:58 am
Picasso pigment may be key to recovering gold from e-waste Japanese researchers discovered that Prussian blue may be the key to recovering precious metals from of nuclear and electronic waste. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 5, 2022 | 6:40 am
Argentine mining companies condemn lithium export price set by government Argentina's customs agency set a reference price of $53 per kilo for lithium carbonate exports. Reuters | June 3, 2022 | 5:00 pm
