DeepGreen hits backs at firms opposing seafloor mining Supporting a deep-sea mining moratorium is backing the environmental and social ills that come from land extraction, the company says. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 1, 2021 | 7:25 am
Avalon, Fort William First Nation to jointly develop lithium refinery in Ontario The facility will be designed to accept lithium mineral concentrates and produce lithium hydroxide and other lithium battery materials. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 1, 2021 | 6:08 am
Biden’s EV plan throws fuel on already hot car-charging sector Biden on Wednesday proposed spending $174 billion to promote EVs and increase the number of charging stations by 12-fold. Bloomberg News | March 31, 2021 | 12:23 pm
Ganfeng sees lithium rally extending as profits almost triple Battery-grade lithium carbonate prices started to buck a three-year downturn in the second half of 2020 as electric vehicle demand roared back from the coronavirus outbreak. Reuters | March 31, 2021 | 7:43 am
Vale sells New Caledonia nickel assets to Trafigura Vale said it will have a supply contract with the Trafigura-led consortium to off-take part of the nickel produced there. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2021 | 7:16 am
BMW, Volvo, Google and Samsung call for ban on deep-sea mining They are the first global companies to have signed up a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) call for a moratorium on mining the seabed. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2021 | 6:42 am
Congo launches state-owned cobalt miner Entreprise Générale du Cobalt will sell cobalt hydroxide from artisanal miners under a five-year contract with trading house Trafigura. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2021 | 3:53 am
Eramet board backs CEO for new term after shareholder tussle Eramet's board unanimously agreed to propose that Christel Bories be renewed for a second four-year term. Reuters | March 30, 2021 | 10:31 am
Nornickel expects full production at Oktyabrsky mine in first half of May Production at the Taimyrsky mine, which has also been affected by water, would begin in June. Reuters | March 30, 2021 | 7:50 am