More metallurgical tests begin for FPX Nickel’s Baptiste project A concentrate grading 63% nickel and 1% cobalt was produced. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 26, 2021 | 9:41 am
Northern Graphite confirms high quality, value of Bissett Creek concentrates The material is suitable for use in applications such as fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries, flow batteries and traditional markets. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 26, 2021 | 8:25 am
Eramet says sales buoyed by mining unit, passes on A&D offer Group sales reached $1.01 billion in Q1 2021, up 8% compared with the same period a year earlier. Reuters | April 26, 2021 | 6:44 am
Battery metal rush pits miners against marine biologists New regulations are expected from the International Seabed Authority. Bloomberg News | April 25, 2021 | 9:27 am
Energy Fuels wins $1.75m award from US Department of Energy The funds will support a feasibility study on the production of rare earth element (REE) products in the US. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 23, 2021 | 9:24 am
White House touts EVs, but not backing gasoline-powered phase-out date Biden’s plan calls for 500,000 new EV charging stations and $100 billion in new consumer rebates for electric vehicles. Reuters | April 23, 2021 | 9:05 am
FX investors see metals as a way to get in on Biden’s trillions Currency investors are already picking the winners of the infrastructure spending boom that the plan is likely to unleash. Bloomberg News | April 23, 2021 | 8:39 am
McAra deposit mineral resource surpasses 1m pounds of cobalt Owner Battery Mineral Resources said this is the first new cobalt-dominant mineral resource delineated in the Sudbury region in the past 50 years. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 23, 2021 | 6:06 am
Start-ups aim to change car battery recycling, clean up world’s most polluting industry A handful of startups are trying to find a new way to recycle used car batteries, using water, chemicals and electricity to produce lead instead of the hazardous. Reuters | April 22, 2021 | 11:58 am