ESG to assume center stage in lithium extraction – report Government pressure and a rise in environmental, social and corporate governance investing will motivate firms to alter existing techniques, Fitch says. MINING.com Editor | June 7, 2021 | 2:35 pm
Noront snubs Wyloo debt offer Noront has an "immediate need for funding." MINING.com Editor | June 7, 2021 | 9:43 am
Cornish Lithium geothermal water test site ready United Downs geothermal water test site and demonstration plant will be used to trial direct lithium extraction (DLE) process technologies. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 7, 2021 | 7:56 am
Funds flood into Australian battery mineral explorers – report Australian-listed explorers raised A$2.37 billion ($1.81 billion) in the March 2021 quarter, the most since BDO started the series in 2013. Reuters | June 7, 2021 | 7:07 am
Why China is betting on Minmetals’ success with direct lithium extraction technologies Minmetals use of direct lithium extraction is seen as a first step in the development of domestic lithium resources. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 7, 2021 | 6:06 am
Serbia may decide fate of Rio Tinto’s lithium project in referendum President Aleksandar Vucic said the government supports the project, but it won't let it happen without community approval. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 7, 2021 | 3:16 am
EPA says PolyMet’s copper-nickel mine in Minnesota may affect Wisconsin’s, Fond du Lac’s water quality Toronto-based PolyMet Mining said it disagrees with the EPA’s new conclusion. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 5, 2021 | 7:05 pm
Scientists develop ‘cheap and easy’ method to extract lithium from seawater Saudi Arabia-based researchers employed an electrochemical cell containing a ceramic membrane to extract lithium from seawater. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 5, 2021 | 4:37 pm
World’s no. 2 automaker to get “actively involved in raw materials business” Volkswagen CTO Thomas Schmall flags IPO for new battery division and all but commits the automaker to investing in mining. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 4, 2021 | 12:32 pm