Chile judge calls for water study on ‘fragile’ lithium-rich Atacama salt flat The decision reignited concerns over SQM's ability to ramp up output to meet demand from the electric vehicle industry. Reuters | July 27, 2020 | 8:51 am
Musk’s desire for more nickel could be a non-starter Elon Musk may want more nickel mines, but it's the stainless sector that will decide if he gets them. Reuters | July 24, 2020 | 9:47 am
Australia to curb ‘excessive’ wait times for project approvals The National Cabinet’s decision to adopt a new process for environmental approvals will cut waiting times for mining projects. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 24, 2020 | 7:14 am
Ivanhoe expedites construction at Platreef mine Robert Friedland said Platreef is "among this planet’s largest precious metals deposits.” MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 24, 2020 | 6:30 am
MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Massive Canadian mine gets green light, Pentagon resumes rare earth program, and more... MINING.com Editor | July 23, 2020 | 1:34 pm
Tesla offers “giant contract” to responsible nickel miners Boss Elon Musk has a plea for mining companies: “Please mine more nickel.” Cecilia Jamasmie | July 23, 2020 | 3:50 am
Map shows global mining “relatively unscathed” by pandemic "It’s likely that miners will need to boost investment in local communities for some time as the full impact of covid-19 continues to play out." Frik Els | July 22, 2020 | 12:25 pm
First Cobalt goes ahead with refinery expansion plan Company says the expansion could save millions of dollars by lowering operating costs. Jackson Chen | July 22, 2020 | 10:55 am
Karora Resources to sell 28% of Quebec nickel project The company is selling its interest in Dumont to two private funds advised by Waterton Global Resource Management, for a total of up to $48 million. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 22, 2020 | 10:07 am