India to invest in exploring lithium, cobalt mines in Australia The move comes at a time when India is offering $2.4 billion of incentives for companies to build battery cells locally for electric vehicles. Reuters | March 29, 2022 | 8:27 am
BHP eyes $10 billion Chilean investments, but only with ‘legal certainty’ Marcela Hernando Pérez, the new Chilean mining minister, said that Santiago does not plan to nationalize the country's mining sector. Reuters | March 29, 2022 | 8:22 am
Metal Energy earns 49% of former Manibridge nickel mine The Manibridge project is thought to have numerous high-grade ore zones within a mineralized envelope. Staff Writer | March 29, 2022 | 8:10 am
Denison encounters high-grade uranium mineralization at Waterfound River JV property Denison currently has an effective 24.68% ownership interest in the Waterfound River joint venture. Staff Writer | March 29, 2022 | 7:56 am
Hudbay Minerals replaced nearly all mining depletion in 2021 The company also extended the life of both its Constancia copper mine in Peru and its Snow Lake gold mine in Canada by a year to 2038. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 29, 2022 | 7:04 am
This is why lithium-sulphur batteries have a short life Researchers at Uppsala University say some bottlenecks need to be eliminated to improve the performance of lithium-sulphur batteries. Staff Writer | March 29, 2022 | 5:25 am
Japan to ban Russia-bound exports of gold, may adopt more sanctions The ban reflects Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's resolve to impose further sanctions against the country, pledged at last week's G7 meeting. Reuters | March 29, 2022 | 5:00 am
Rio Tinto secures lithium project in Argentina The $825 million acquisition of Rincon gives Rio Tinto a large undeveloped lithium brine project located in the heart of South America's lithium triangle. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 29, 2022 | 3:53 am
Britishvolt and Bakrie’s VKTR team up for sustainable EV battery nickel The deal comes at a time of surging raw materials prices, exacerbated by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Reuters | March 28, 2022 | 4:14 pm
