Chile’s lithium nationalization shines light on emerging tech DLE technologies are designed to extract the metal using filters, membranes, ceramic beads or other equipment. Reuters | April 24, 2023 | 7:12 am
Sherritt reports death of worker in Cuba mine The company reported the death of an employee at the Moa Joint Venture mine. Reuters | April 24, 2023 | 7:04 am
Horizonte closer to beginning production at Brazil nickel project The Araguaia nickel mine in northern Brazil is on-schedule for production in Q1 2024, with over 50% of the construction finished. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 24, 2023 | 7:00 am
US-based researchers develop efficient process to transform scrap aluminum into new vehicle parts A new process reduces more than 50% of the embodied energy and more than 90% of the CO2 emissions used for transforming scrap aluminum into new vehicle parts. Staff Writer | April 24, 2023 | 5:15 am
SQM weighs hard choices in Chile amid $3.7bn share wipeout SQM, the fertilizer-turned-lithium giant, runs the planet’s biggest and most profitable brine operation in Chile’s northern desert. Bloomberg News | April 24, 2023 | 4:31 am
Wyloo tightens grip on nickel explorer Mincor The miner, owned by Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest, has locked in a 51.24% interest in its takeover target. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 24, 2023 | 3:30 am
Glencore CEO’s first big move: chasing mining’s toughest prize The bitter Teck-Glencore brawl is headed for a potential climax this week. Bloomberg News | April 23, 2023 | 12:15 pm
Argentina plans to produce 200,000 tonnes of lithium by 2025 Argentina expects lithium exports to reach $5.6 billion by 2025 based on the production of 200,000 annual tonnes of the battery metal. Staff Writer | April 23, 2023 | 11:56 am
Seven dead after coal mine collapse in Colombia A coal mine collapsed last Thursday near the town of Cucunubá. Staff Writer | April 23, 2023 | 10:16 am