First Phosphate appoints Peter Kent as president Kent is a former broadcast journalist and elected Member of Parliament. Staff Writer | September 29, 2022 | 6:00 am
Niobium could be key to supercapacitators New research from Umeå University proposes the idea of using niobium molecules as building blocks to design electrochemical energy storage materials. Staff Writer | September 29, 2022 | 5:16 am
Australia’s mining state aims to build battery manufacturing hub Western Australia is the world’s biggest exporter of lithium. Bloomberg News | September 28, 2022 | 9:00 pm
Top miners team up in bid to wean themselves off dirty trucks Producers like BHP and Glencore are pitching sites to pilot technologies including electrolysis plants, trolley-assist haulage and regenerative braking. Bloomberg News | September 28, 2022 | 8:56 pm
S.Korea’s SK On inks deal with Global Lithium Resources for lithium supply SK On will also explore additional business opportunities in the battery value chain, such as mining minerals. Reuters | September 28, 2022 | 8:51 pm
Teck Resources may raise value of Zafranal copper project in Peru to over $2 billion The facility is expected to produce at least 1.5 million tonnes of copper over about 19 years. Reuters | September 28, 2022 | 4:15 pm
Newmont’s finance chief to step down Nancy Buese will be succeeded by Brian Tabolt on an interim basis. Reuters | September 28, 2022 | 1:20 pm
Peru targets local lithium battery production, official says Peru currently produces no lithium and no country in Latin America produces lithium batteries at a commercial scale even if they do mine lithium. Reuters | September 28, 2022 | 12:29 pm
Alrosa discovers 22 new diamond deposits in Zimbabwe Alrosa will only be allowed to work on two of the diamond deposits, while the rest will be made available to other investors. Bloomberg News | September 28, 2022 | 11:59 am
